Jack London: 1138 books

A very intense (socially and politically) book. Jack London, obviously influenced by Karl Marx's & Friedrich Engels' "Communist Manifesto" writes his youth story in a cruel U.S.A. during difficult times. (Goodreads)

La novela de London critica las duras condiciones obreras existentes en su época y que se agudizaron hasta llegar al estado actual de ingobernabilidad por parte de los gobiernos capitalistas del mundo. Más que ser una reseña del futuro, se trata de una profecía. London considera la creación del...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Call of the Wild is an emotional rollercoaster of a novel set during the late 19th century Klondike Gold Rush. The central character is Buck, an Alaskan sled dog who is forced to adjust to the...

London liked to experiment with diverse subject matter and literary techniques, often with mixed results. In this collection, originally published in 1906, he is successful on all counts. These eight stories are well-crafted, vividly descriptive, and suspenseful. A few of the stories explore the psychology...

Romanzo d’avventura e al contempo cruda denuncia dei metodi di addestramento degli animali, pubblicato nel 1917, un anno dopo la morte del suo autore, il romanzo si pone come il seguito di "Jerry delle Isole", in cui London, attraverso un’altra storia di cani, esamina le profonde questioni...

Ultimo romanzo a essere pubblicato mentre il suo autore era ancora in vita, può essere non a torto considerato il testamento narrativo di London. Incentrato sulla figura di una donna dallo spirito libero e controcorrente e ambientato nella California rurale, La Piccola Signora della Grande Casa racconta...

Jack Londons Klassiker Wolfsblut, eine Mischung aus Wolf und Hund, muss in der Wildnis einen unerbittlichen Kampf gegen Hunger und Gefahr führen. Als er von Menschen gefangen wird, droht ihm ein grausames Schicksal. Erst durch einen jungen Goldgräber erfährt er Freundlichkeit und Güte. Jack Londons...

Ein unvergessliches Leseerlebnis Jack Londons 1903 erschienener Abenteuerroman, der die Zeit des Goldrauschs beschreibt, gilt als eines seiner besten Werke. Es ist die Geschichte von Buck, einer Mischung aus Bernhardiner und Schlittenhund, der menschlicher Brutalität und Gewalt ausgesetzt...

"Martin Eden" es una novela marcadamente autobiográfica en la que London relata la lucha de un muchacho sin recursos y cultura por llegar a ser un escritor de éxito. Si bien es verdad que London está siempre presente en los personajes aventureros de sus obras, podríamos decir que en...

Ésta es una novela de formación de la personalidad muy original entre las obras de este autor. Frente a tantos héroes de London que ven cerrado el camino de integrarse en la sociedad, aquí se propone una solución armónica, en la que se combina el deseo de independencia con la nostalgia de un...

If you know London primarily through novels like WHITE FANG, these stories will provide a new perspective. Full of intriguing characters and snippets of pidgin, they also highlight London's concern with social issues.

This collection of tales set in the Hawaiian islands, published in 1912, contains some of London's most popular stories, including "The House of Pride," "Koloau the Leper" and "The Sheriff of Kona."  London's love for Hawaii and its people, as well as his first-hand knowledge of the islands and their history, informs these tales.

Demiryolu Serserileri, London'ın bir berduş olarak sokaklarda yaşadığı döneme ışık tutan otobiyografik öykülerden oluşuyor. Yük vagonlarında yaşamını sürdüren ve Amerika'yı bir ucundan diğer ucuna dek kateden evsizlerin arasına karışan London, deneyimlerini hikâyeleştirerek...

Le peuple de l'abîme (Edition Intégrale - Version Entièrement Illustrée)  C'est à la fois un récit, un essai, une aventure dans les bas-fonds de Londres en l'an 1902. London nous entraîne dans l'East-End, dans les taudis et les gourbis infâmes où pourrissent les pauvres...