Revisit one of the great adventure novels and classics of animal literature—now with a foreword by E.L. Doctorow
One of the greatest American storytellers, Jack London enjoyed phenomenal popularity in his own time and remains widely read throughout the world. His work is characterized by thrilling action, an intuitive feeling for animal life, and a sense of justice that often m...
Revisit one of the great adventure novels and classics of animal literature—now with a foreword by E.L. Doctorow
One of the greatest American storytellers, Jack London enjoyed phenomenal popularity in his own time and remains widely read throughout the world. His work is characterized by thrilling action, an intuitive feeling for animal life, and a sense of justice that often manifests itself through violence. The Call of the Wild, perhaps the best novel ever written about animals, traces a dog’s sudden entry into the wild and his education in survival among the wolves.
Library of America Paperback Classics feature authoritative texts drawn from the acclaimed Library of America series and introduced by today’s most distinguished scholars and writers. Each book features a detailed chronology of the author’s life and career, and essay on the choice of the text, and notes.
The contents of this Paperback Classic are drawn from Jack London: Novels and Stories, volume number 6 in The Library of America series. It is joined in the series by a companion volume, number 7, Jack London: Novels and Social Writings.
One of the greatest American storytellers, Jack London enjoyed phenomenal popularity in his own time and remains widely read throughout the world. His work is characterized by thrilling action, an intuitive feeling for animal life, and a sense of justice that often manifests itself through violence. The Call of the Wild (1903), perhaps the best novel ever written about animals, traces a dog’s sudden entry into the wild and his education in survival among the wolves. “No other popular writer of his time did any better writing than you will find in The Call of the Wild.”—H. L. Mencken
At the first step upon the cold surface, Buck's feet sank into a white mushy something very like mud. He sprang back with a snort. More of this white stuff was falling through the air. He shook himself, but more of it fell upon him. He sniffed it curiously, then licked some up on his tongue. It bit like fire, and the next instant was gone. This puzzled him. He tried it again, with the same result. The onlookers laughed uproariously, and he felt ashamed, he knew not why, for it was his first snow. (查看原文)
篇头小诗: Into the Primitive "Old longings nomadic leap, Chafing at custom's chain; Again from its brumal sleep, Wakens the ferine strain." 杰克·伦敦是个天才,他的《野性的呼唤》是一本伟大的书。当然,这是一个关于叫做“巴克”的狗的故事,不过读了之后,你...
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0 有用 ZWT 2013-03-15 21:50:51
狗变狼的故事。。尾页阿拉斯加淘金者的科普做得很棒!