Jack London - by Alex Kershaw (Paperback)

Name: Jack London - by Alex Kershaw (Paperback)
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A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.
Author(s): Alex Kershaw
384 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures

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Book Synopsis

A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer. 'We cannot help but read on' TLS. 'The energy, dynamism and sheer bursting life-force of Jack London bowls you over' Scotsman.

Jack London's life story (1876-1916) is as dramatic as any of the fiction he wrote. Born illegitimate in San Francisco, he was (in his teens) an oyster pirate, seal-hunter, hobo, Klondike goldminer - and spectacular drinker.
On publication of The Call of the Wild in 1903, he became the most highly publicised writer in the world. Subsequent books, including Martin Eden, White Fang, The Iron Heel, The People of the Abyss, John Barleycorn, The Sea Wolf, continue in print as world classics in many languages.
Apart from writing 50 books, he lectured for the Socialist Party in America; was a war correspondent in Korea and Mexico; introduced surfing to the West Coast; sailed the seven seas in his yacht, the Snark...

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .96 Inches (D)

Weight: .75 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 384

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Literary Figures

Publisher: Flamingo

Format: Paperback

Author: Alex Kershaw

Language: English

Street Date: August 17, 1998

TCIN: 1005877294

UPC: 9780006548485

Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-8392

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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