The Call of the Wild x{0026} White Fang

Resumen del libro

Extraordinary both for the vividness of their descriptions and the success with which they imagine life from a non-human perspective, these two classics of children's literature are two of the greatest and most popular animal stories ever written. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Call of the Wild x{0026} White Fang features an afterword by Sam Gilpin. The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must endure considerable suffering in the wilderness before being tamed by an American and taken to live in California.

Biografía del autor

JACK LONDON (San Francisco, 1876 Glen Ellen, California, 1916) fue novelista, cuentista, periodista y una de las grandes figuras de la narrativa norteamericana de comienzos del siglo XX. Ma rinero, vagabundo, buscador de oro en Alaska y corresponsal, llevó una vida tan intensa como las historias que escribió. Autor de clásicos como La llamada de lo salvaje, Colmillo blanco o Martin Eden, su obra explora la aventura, la lucha por la supervivencia, el conflicto entre individuo y sociedad y las grietas del capitalismo industrial. Su estilo directo y poderoso, de fuerte aliento épico y social, lo mantiene como un autor de referencia.