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Jan 31, 2018 · Updated on January 31, 2018. John Griffith Chaney, better known by his pseudonym Jack London, was born on January 12, 1876. He was an American author who wrote fiction and nonfiction books, short stories, poems, plays, and essays. He was a very prolific writer and achieved worldwide literary success prior to his death on November 22, 1916.
Dec 14, 2016 · An extremist, radical and searcher, Jack London was never destined to grow old. On November 22, 1916, London, author of The Call of the Wild, died at age 40. His short life was controversial...
Oct 21, 2013 · The life of Jack London. By Caleb Crain. October 21, 2013. London’s tales of nature and survival made new kinds of cruelty available to fiction. Photograph by Bettmann / Corbis. Jack London...
Feb 20, 2020 · Jack London: The reckless, alcoholic adventurer who wrote The Call of the Wild. As a new adaptation of London’s literary classic is released, Martin Chilton remembers the rags-to-riches success...
Nov 26, 2016 · ullstein bild/Getty Images. Jack London, who died 100 years ago this week, occupies a space in which few writers can set foot. Although it's not especially unique for writers' lives to be...
John Griffith Chaney (1876-1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, and social 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 writing.
Oct 14, 2013 · October 14, 20134:34 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Tom Vitale. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Jack London's 1903 The Call of the Wild was a sensation — it sold...
