The Iron Heel
John Griffith (Jack) London, born Chaney, (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and to 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 (1903) and White Fang (1906), both set in the Klondike Gold Rush of which he had personal experience, and he also wrote about the South Pacific in works such as The Pearls of Parlay and The Heathen. London was part of the radical literar…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4068-0062-3
- EAN: 9781406800623
- Produktnummer: 2539864
- Verlag: Echo Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 180 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.9 cm 270 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 270
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John Griffith Chaney (nascido em São Francisco, no 12 de janeiro de 1876 na Califórnia, morreu a 22 de novembro de 1916 no seu Beauty Ranch), autor, jornalista e ativista social norte-americano com referências marxistas, pioneiro na sua era, fez então parte do novo mundo das revistas comerciais de ficção, tendo sido um dos primeiros romancistas a obter celebridade mundial através das suas estórias, além de uma grande fortuna. Jack London (seu pseudónimo), é um dos mais importantes marcos da literatura norte-americana do fim do século XIX e princípio do século XX. Escreveu centenas de contos, entre eles alguns visionários e magistrais que marcaram os caminhos da literatura ocidental.
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