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Modifică date / text. Jack London este pseudonimul literar al lui John Griffith Chaney (n. 12 ianuarie 1876, California, SUA – d. 22 noiembrie 1916, Glen Ellen (d), Comitatul Sonoma, California, SUA ), scriitor și jurnalist american .
Signature. John Griffith Chaney [1] [A] (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, [2] [3] [4] [5] was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from ...
Nov 22, 2020 · Jack London nu a fost un scriitor oarecare, ci un adevărat intelectual interesat de cvasitotalitatea problematicii lumii contemporane, cu interese aparte şi pentru materii precum parapsihologie, criminalistică, filosofie sau genetică, mărturie stând referirile sale la unele personalităţi din aceste domenii, cunoscute în epocă, precum ...
Jan 12, 2021 · Motto: „Jack London a fost acela care, mai mult decât toţi ceilalţi scriitori din vremea sa, a spart gheaţa ce congela literele americane şi a creat o legătură plină de semnificaţii între viaţă şi literatură” – Philip S. Foner, istoric şi profesor american. La 12 ianuarie, acum 145 de ani, la San Francisco, în California ...
Jack London (born January 12, 1876, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died November 22, 1916, Glen Ellen, California) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose best-known works—among them The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906)—depict elemental struggles for survival.
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- What was Jack London's first book?Jack London's first book, The Son of the Wolf: Tales of the Far North (1900), was a collection of short stories that he had previously published in...
- How many books did Jack London write in his life?Jack London wrote and published steadily, completing some 50 books of fiction and nonfiction in 17 years, and became the highest-paid writer in the...
- What is the story "To Build a Fire" about?The short story "To Build a Fire" (1908) was set in the Klondike and is a masterly depiction of humankind’s inability to overcome nature. It was re...
- Which novels by Jack London are autobiographical?The autobiographical novels of Jack London are Martin Eden (1909), The Road (1907), and John Barleycorn (1913).
- Which novel is considered to be London's masterpiece?The Call of the Wild is often considered to be Jack London's masterpiece and is the most widely read of all his publications. The story follows Buc...
Cateva dintre cartile sale si multe dintre povestiri au devenit celebre, iar unele titluri au fost traduse in peste 70 de limbi sau ecranizate cu succes. Printre cele mai citite se numara Chemarea strabunilor, Colt Alb, Lupul de mare, Martin Eden si John Barleycorn. In 1916, la numai 40 de ani, Jack London moare la ferma sa din Glen Ellen.
Dec 14, 2016 · Portrait of Jack London by Arnold Genthe Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. An extremist, radical and searcher, Jack London was never destined to grow old. On November 22, 1916 ...
