Om forfatteren

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.

Læs uddrag
Læs

When God Laughs and Other Stories

Loretta is a young woman, and seriously heartbroken. She seeks for comfort in her older sister Daisy. Daisy’s husband decides to send Loretta to live with another couple; that way Loretta will gain enough distance to the man who broke her heart. Loretta, however, has a secret that worries her and keeps her up at night.

‘A Wicked Woman’ is one of the short stories in Jack London’s collection ‘When God laughs and Other Stories’. The collection includes 12 exciting short stories that focus on the layers of the human mind. Jack London (1876–1916) was an American writer and social activist. He grew up in the working class, but became a worldwide celebrity and one of the highest paid authors of his time. He wrote several novels, which are considered classics today, among these 'Call of the Wild', 'Sea Wolf' and 'White Fang'.
50,38  DKK
Køb Epub (e-bog)
Inkl. online adgang
Udgave
Trykt sideantal67 Sider
Udgivelsesdato07 jul. 2021
Udgivet afSAGA Egmont
Sprogeng
ISBN epub9788726564136