Name: The Sea-Wolf
SKU: 56507973
Price: 497.00 ZAR
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Author: London, Jack
ISBN: 9781479382064

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

504

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x2.8 cm

Weight

0.64 kg.

ISBN13

9781479382064

Synopsis "The Sea-Wolf"

This book is formatted in 14 point font for an easier read. (Not quite Large Print, but close). The Sea-Wolf is a nautical novel about a San Francisco writer who is washed out to sea after a ferry boat wreck in San Francisco Bay. It is a graphic description of his harrowing experiences after being rescued by a seal-hunting schooner, and its ruthless captain, on its way to Japan. It describes his coming of age as a man while enduring forced servitude aboard the ship, and his eventual escape, from the ship and captain, along with a young lady who was also a ship-wreck survivor.

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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