Name: White Fang (Dover Thrift Editions)
SKU: 4699178
Price: 432.00 ZAR
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Author: London, Jack
ISBN: 9780486269689

portada White Fang (Dover Thrift Editions)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Publisher

Dover Publications

Topic

classics ; wolves - fiction ; dogs - fiction

Year

2000

Language

English

Pages

160

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x12.4x1 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN13

9780486269689

Edition No.

Synopsis "White Fang (Dover Thrift Editions) "

When White Fang was first published in 1906, Jack London was well on his way to becoming one of the most famous, popular, and highly paid writers in the world. White Fang stands out as one of his finest achievements, a spellbinding novel of life in the northern wilds.In gripping detail, London bares the savage realities of the battle for survival among all species in a harsh, unyielding environment. White Fang is part wolf, part dog, a ferocious and magnificent creature through whose experiences we see and feel essential rhythms and patterns of life in the animal kingdom and among mankind as well.It is, above all, a novel that keenly observes the extraordinary working of one of nature's greatest gifts to its creatures: the power to adapt. Focusing on this wondrous process, London created in White Fang a classic adventure story as fresh and appealing for today's audiences as for those who made him among the bestselling novelists of his day.

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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