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Joan London. Joan London (January 15, 1901 – January 18, 1971) was an American writer and the older of two daughters born to Jack London and his first wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern London.
Joan London was born to Jack and Bess Maddern London on January 15, 1901. Her father was so smitten that he kept a special photo album to memorialize her importance for him. Unfortunately, he would leave her daily presence when she was only two and a half. She and her younger sister Becky lived with their mother, who was assisted by Jenny Prentiss.
Feb 24, 2024 · Joan London (January 15, 1901 – January 18, 1971) was an American writer and the older of two daughters born to Jack London and his first wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern London. Contents. Personal life; Writing career; References; External links
Mar 25, 2003 · Joan London: I started to collect books, photographs, music, which I felt were somehow to do with the time, the place, the atmosphere of this vaguely apprehended mass I called Gilgamesh. I kept on reading, about the Second World War, about the Orient Express, about Group Settlement in Western Australia , about the Depression etc.
Jack London and His Daughters, Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, 1990. Joan London also wrote editorials and brief articles on labor issues for The Voice of the Federation [Maritime Federation of the Pacific], The International Teamster, and Rank and File during the 1930s and 1960s. Several of her Letters to the Editor appeared in San Francisco papers.
Aug 18, 2016 · Longlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2017 A moving story about transition between illness and recovery, childhood and maturity, life and death. Thirteen-year-old Frank Gold's family escaped...
2017 Longlist Joan London is the author of the short story collections ‘Sister Ships’ and ‘Letters to Constantine’, and the novels ‘Gilgamesh’ and ‘The Good Parents’, all of which were awarded literary prizes in her native Australia and published internationally to critical acclaim.
