The call of the wild and white fang

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Sinopse

This book comes with an introduction and notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. "The Call of the Wild" (1903) and "White Fang" (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, "The Call of the Wild" is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack.The story records the 'decivilisation' of Buck as he answers 'the call of the wild', an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, "White Fang" relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London's rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing.The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author's use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious.

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Autor: Jack London

Autor

JACK LONDON

Jack London, pseudônimo de John Griffith Chaney, nasceu em 1876 e viveu uma juventude intensa e agitada no litoral de San Francisco. Em 1893, partiu numa viagem marítima para caçar focas que o levou até o Japão. Quatro anos depois, tomou parte da corrida do ouro no noroeste do Canadá. Em 1902 foi para Londres, onde se misturou à população pobre do East End. Também fez viagens pelo mar do Caribe e pelos mares do Sul, cobriu a Guerra Russo-Japonesa como repórter e rodou o mundo em turnês de palestras. Escritor prolífico, publicou um grande número de contos e romances, entre eles O chamado selvagem (1903), O lobo do mar (1904), O jogo (1905), Caninos Brancos (1906) e O tacão de ferro (1908). London morreu em casa, na Califórnia, em 1916.