Name: The Sea-Wolf
SKU: 58385853
Price: 846.00 TWD
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Author: London, Jack
ISBN: 9781646794690

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jack London

Publisher

Cosimo Classics

Language

English

Pages

376

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x2.1 cm

Weight

0.48 kg.

ISBN13

9781646794690

Synopsis "The Sea-Wolf"

"Surely there can be little in this world more awful than the spectacle of a strong man in the moment when he is utterly weak and broken." - Jack London, The Sea Wolf (1904) The Sea Wolf (1904), published on the heels of Jack London's widely popular The Call of the Wild, sold out 40,000 copies in its first printing. Considered a psychological adventure novel, the story features literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden who survives a boating accident in San Francisco Bay and his ordeal with the captain of the schooner who rescues him, Wolf Larsen. The character of Wolf is based on a real-life sea captain with the story turning to ambition, mutiny, and courage as the plot unfolds. The novel has stood the test of time as the basis for film and TV adaptations.

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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