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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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Äfventyr - skildring från Salomonsöarna

Äfventyr berättar om mötet mellan en plantageägare, urinvånarna och den liberale feministen Joan Lackland på Salomonöarna. När hon kommer till plantagen ställs allt på ända. Romanen är en berättelse om slaveri, kolonialism och relationer.



I originalöversättning av Mathilda Drangel

Jack London (1876-1916) var en mycket produktiv amerikansk författare som under sin livstid skrev 49 romaner och flertalet noveller. London använde sig oftast av två teman i sitt skrivande: samhällskritiken och vildmarken. Bland hans mest kända verk finns Skriet från vildmarken, Varghunden och Varg-Larsen.

"It is well written, especially in dialog, but what I like most about this book is the glimpse into history and the detailed nautical research."

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Trykt sideantal298 Sider
Udgivelsesdato15 sep. 2016
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ISBN epub9788711636886