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Epic, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Frank Herbert
- First published
- 1970
- Pages
- 188
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Penguin Publishing Group, New English Library
- Editions
- 30
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780399108617
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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the series is a classic of the science-fiction genre. The series has been adapted numerous times, including the feature film David Lynch's Dune (1984), the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) and Children of Dune (2003), and a motion picture trilogy currently in production, with Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024)
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