Name: Le talon de fer
SKU: 61663745
Price: 734.00 TWD
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Author: Postif, Louis ; Mybook ; London, Jack
ISBN: 9781546469704

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Physical Book

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Language

English

Pages

250

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.3 cm

Weight

0.34 kg.

ISBN13

9781546469704

Synopsis "Le talon de fer"

Le Talon de fer décrit une révolution socialiste qui serait arrivée entre 1914 et 1918, et analysée par un observateur du xxive siècle. L'auteur relate le développement de la classe ouvrière nord-américaine et ses combats contre l'oligarchie capitaliste, à travers le point de vue d'Avis Everhard, jeune fille de famille riche devenue amoureuse d'Ernest, un socialiste qui prend la tête des révoltés. Cette révolution est suivie d'une répression impitoyable, rationnelle et standardisée, permise par les moyens scientifiques avancés des États-Unis de l'époque, et par l'alliance prévisible entre capitalistes et aristocrates du syndicalisme.

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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