About the author

John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 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 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, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.

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Klassiker to go: Jack London: Wolfsblut, Die Goldschlucht, Eine Odysee des Nordens

Drei Klassiker des Abenteurers Jack London

Wolfsblut ist Londons berühmter Roman über das Leben eines Wolfshunds, der in der Wildnis Alaskas aufwächst und in die Abhängigkeit verschiedener Menschen gerät.

Die Goldschlucht erzählt eine fesselnde und nachdenklich stimmende Goldgräbergeschichte.

In Eine Odyssee des Nordens versucht ein Indianerhäuptling, auf abenteuerlichen Irrfahrten seine von Weißen geraubte Frau wiederzufinden. Jack London (1876–1916), der unter sehr ärmlichen Bedingungen aufwuchs, avancierte später zum bestbezahlten Autor seiner Zeit. Bekannt wurde er durch seine Jugendbücher "Ruf der Wildnis" und "Wolfsblut" sowie durch den mehrfach verfilmten Roman "Der Seewolf".
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Publish date11 Oct 2019
Languageger
ISBN audio9783869749549