White Fang

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'Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on...'
Set in the frozen forests of the Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s, 'White Fang' tells the story of a young wolf-dog's journey from the wild into human territory. As White Fang learns that civilisation is every bit as vicious and violent as nature - and that survival is only awarded to the fittest - we too see how instinct, sensation and emotion drive every one of us.
Published in 1906 to wide and instant acclaim, this is a remarkable and moving look at the timeless relationship between man and dog.

About the author

Jack London wird am 12. Januar 1876 in San Francisco geboren und wächst in ärmlichen Verhältnissen auf. Er schlägt sich als Fabrikarbeiter, Austernpirat, Landstreicher und Seemann durch, holt das Abitur nach, beginnt zu studieren, geht dann als Goldsucher nach Alaska, lebt monatelang im Elendsviertel von London, gerät als Korrespondent im russisch-japanischen Krieg in Gefangenschaft und bereist die ganze Welt. Am 22. November 1916 setzt der berühmte Schriftsteller auf seiner Farm in Kalifornien seinem zuletzt von Alkohol, Erfolg und Extravaganz geprägten Leben ein Ende.§

Report

'One of London's most interesting and ambitious works' Robert Greenwood

Product details

• Authors: Jack London
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.08.2014
• EAN: 9780007558124
• ISBN: 978-0-00-755812-4
• No. of pages: 148
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 178 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Canada, FICTION / Historical / General, Biography & True Stories, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Yukon Territory, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Animals & society, Animal behaviour, Wildlife: mammals, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Animals and society, Animal life stories, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Ethology & animal behaviour, Classic fiction: general and literary