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Jack London


Born
in San Francisco, California, The United States
January 12, 1876

Died
November 22, 1916

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John Griffith Chaney (1876-1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international 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 Fra
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Average rating: 3.98 · 907,728 ratings · 36,480 reviews · 7,694 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Call of the Wild

3.90 avg rating — 407,594 ratings — published 1903 — 22 editions
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White Fang

4.01 avg rating — 181,332 ratings — published 1906 — 7615 editions
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The Call of the Wild / Whit...

4.12 avg rating — 76,689 ratings — published 1906 — 465 editions
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Martin Eden

4.47 avg rating — 38,386 ratings — published 1908 — 2924 editions
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The Sea Wolf

4.05 avg rating — 29,043 ratings — published 1904 — 5866 editions
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4.04 avg rating — 22,092 ratings — published 1903 — 130 editions
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To Build a Fire

3.97 avg rating — 21,633 ratings — published 1902 — 242 editions
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The Iron Heel

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3.77 avg rating — 10,241 ratings — published 1908 — 2748 editions
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The Scarlet Plague

3.73 avg rating — 10,026 ratings — published 1912 — 2511 editions
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The Star Rover

4.21 avg rating — 7,902 ratings — published 1914 — 1482 editions
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Quotes by Jack London  (?)
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
Jack London

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.”
Jack London

“I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.”
Jack London, The Turtles of Tasman

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Kasım ayında aşağıdaki kitaplardan hangisini grupla birlikte okumak istersiniz?

 
  16 votes 22.9%

Hayvan Çiftliği - George Orwell, 1945, 152 sayfa
 
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Vahşetin Çağrısı - Jack London, 1903, 107 sayfa
 
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