Name: The Sea-Wolf
SKU: 61210565
Price: 738.00 TWD
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Author: London, Jack
ISBN: 9781539810513

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8x12.9x1.4 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9781539810513

Synopsis "The Sea-Wolf"

Wolf Larsen, vicious and brutal despite his great intelligence, captains the seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost, ruling over his crew with a rod of iron. Cast adrift after his ship is in a collision, bookish Humphrey van Weyden is dragged aboard the Ghost and set to work on the ship, where he is exposed to the unrelentingly harsh life as part of Larsen's crew. Mutiny, murder and a beautiful young rescued castaway challenge van Weyden to his limits. Jack London's creation, Wolf Larsen, is acclaimed as one of literature's great antagonists.

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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