Name: The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories (Signet Classics)
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Author: London, Jack ; Kershaw, Alex ; Hiller, Tobey
ISBN: 9780451531346

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The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories (Signet Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Introduction by

Epilogue by

Publisher

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

16.8 x 10.7 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

0451531345

ISBN13

9780451531346

Synopsis "The Call of the Wild and Selected Stories (Signet Classics) "

The Call of the Wild is Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Harrison Ford! Out of the white wilderness, out of the Far North, Jack London, one of America's most popular authors, drew the inspiration for his robust tales of perilous adventure and animal cunning. Swiftly paced and vividly written, the novel and five short stories included here capture the main theme of London's work: the law of the club and the fang--man's instinctive reversion to primitive behavior when pitted against the brute force of nature. Includes The Call of the Wild, Diable: A Dog, An Odyssey of the North, To the Man on the Trail, To Build a Fire, and Love of Life

Jack London

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Jack London (1876-1916), pseudonym of John Griffith Chaney, is one of the great American writers of the early 20th century. His world is inspired by a very subjective interpretation of Nietzsche's philosophy and is built on the principle of survival of the fittest. Born in San Francisco, he was essentially a self-taught child who avidly read the collections of the public library. At seventeen, he embarked on his first schooner, heading to Japan. After several experiences as a sailor and vagabond -which also led to his imprisonment-, London attended Oakland High School and later, the University of California, which he had to leave due to financial problems. Like many, he suffered from gold fever until he finally turned to writing.

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