Résumé
John Griffith 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. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen".London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism. He wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.London died November 22, 1916, in a sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch. London's ashes were buried on his property not far from the Wolf House. The grave is marked by a mossy boulder. The buildings and property were later preserved as Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen, California.Contents: NovelsThe Call of the WildWhite FangThe Iron Heel Short storiesAn Odyssey of the NorthTo Build a Fire All Gold CanyonThe Law of LifeTo the Man on the TrailLove of LifeThe Son of the WolfThe God of His FathersWhere the Trail ForksThe Pearls of ParlayThe HeathenThe Master of Mystery PoetryA Heart Abalone Song And Some Night Ballade of the False Lover Cupid's Deal Daybreak Effusion George Sterling Gold He Chortled with Glee He Never Tried Again His Trip to Hades Homeland Hors de Saison If I Were God In a Year In and Out Je Vis en Espoir Memory Moods My Confession My Little Palmist Of Man of the Future On the Face of the Earth You are the One Rainbows End Republican Rallying Song Sonnet The Gift of God The Klondyker's Dream The Lover's Liturgy The Mammon Worshippers The Republican Battle-Hymn The Sea Sprite and the Shooting Star The Socialist's Dream The Song of the Flames The Way of War Tick! Tick! Tick! Too Late Weasel Thieves When All the World Shouted my Name Where the Rainbow Fell Your Kiss
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Jack London est né en 1876 à San Francisco. Il passe son enfance dans le ranch de son beau-père : une enfance dure, presque misérable. Poussé par son tempérament aventureux, il quitte très jeune la maison pour s'embarquer comme mousse; il a 15 ans à peine. Par la suite, il exerce toutes sortes de métiers, de pêcheur d'huîtres à garde-côte. De son voyage en Alaska parmi les chercheurs d'or, Jack London rapporte «L'Appel du monde sauvage» [«L'Appel de la forêt»], où l'on respire le souffle de la grande aventure, l'odeur de l'or mêlée à celle de la misère. Mais il s'installe alors à Oakland, en Californie, et décide de se consacrer à la littérature. Malgré le succès de ses nouvelles, il déclarera toutefois qu'il déteste écrire et ne le fait que pour gagner sa vie. L'attrait des terres inconnues sera le plus fort : il se fait engager comme reporter lors de la guerre sino-japonaise. À son retour, il réalise le rêve de sa vie : se faire construire un bateau, le «Snark», à bord duquel il entreprend un tour du monde: mais il n'ira pas plus loin que l'Australie. Jack London s'est donné la mort en 1916.
Caractéristiques
Publication : 20 janvier 2023
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Aucune (ePub)
Taille(s) : 2,98 Mo (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9786177943715