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John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.
May 29, 2024 · Jack London, 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. During the 20th century he was one of the most extensively translated of American authors.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The autobiographical novels of Jack London are Martin Eden (1909), The Road (1907), and John Barleycorn (1913).
- 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...
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and works of Jack London, a 19th century American author and journalist who wrote popular adventure novels such as White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Find out about his early struggles, his socialist views, his marriages, his health issues and his legacy.
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Dec 14, 2016 · Learn about the rags-to-riches story of Jack London, the author of The Call of the Wild, who died at 40 in 1916. Explore his adventures, his political views, his ranch in California and his literary influence.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Jack London, a prolific American author and activist. Explore his famous novels, such as "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang", and his political views and activities.
Oct 21, 2013 · Caleb Crain reviews “Jack London: An American life” and the writer’s tales of nature and survival, which made new kinds of cruelty available to fiction.
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Nov 26, 2016 · Jack London died 100 years ago this week, worn out from drink, disease and overwork — but he left behind a prolific body of work that considers the vast scope of human experience and...
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