Name: White Fang
SKU: 56981239
Price: 294.00 ZAR
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Author: London, Jack
ISBN: 9781684223855

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.9 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781684223855

Synopsis "White Fang"

2019 Reprint of 1906 Edition. White Fang was first serialized in Outing Magazine, it was published in book form in 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890's Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which is about a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild. In gripping detail, London describes the harsh realities of survival in the Yukon among all species in a harsh, unyielding environment. White Fang is part wolf, part dog, a ferocious and magnificent creature that London uses to explore his thoughts on the subject of wildness, domestication and survival.

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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