Paris in the Twentieth Century
 Paris in the Twentieth Century (French: Paris au XXe siècle) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The book presents Paris in 1960 about 100 years in Verne's future where society places value only on business and technology.Written in 1863 but first published 131 years later (1994) the novel follows a young man who struggles unsuccessfully to live in a technologically advanced but culturally backwards world.