The Law of Life

by Jack London

Book by Jack London, Walter Pauk, Raymond Harris

Genres: Short Stories, Classics, American, Literature, School

Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

John Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and 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.

London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.

His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during 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".

Reviews

[ژی · Rating 3 out of 5]

Looollll:)))
While Reading this story, a thing made me laugh, Therefore the main charterer's name of this story it was (Koskoosh!) In fact, In Persian, It is a swear! So, As It repeat again and again, It got me thinking of that Persian word!:)))

[Close Enough · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong expressions

[Nantiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

"อีกต้นแบบหนึ่งของความกักขฬะป่าเถื่อนแต่ก็กอปรไปด้วยสุนทรียรส แม้ว่ามันจะไม่มีพื้นที่สำหรับความเมตตาปรานีใดๆ เลยก็ตามที"

The law of life
To build a fire
A piece of steak

ทั้งสามเรื่อง ป่าเถื่อนและดิบทุกเรื่อง แต่ก็มีความงามในแบบของมัน แบบที่ว่าต้องใช้มันเพื่อให้มีชีวิตอยู่รอดต่อไป

เหมือนอ่านหนังสือธรรมะไปในตัว แต่ดุเดือดเลือดพล่านมากโดยเฉพาะเรื่องที่ 2 กับ 3
ชอบเรื่องที่1 สะเทือนอารมณ์ วัฏสงสารชีวิตมีเท่านี้เอง

[Ghaidaa Amer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring !!!

[Poria Da · Rating 3 out of 5]

داستانی جالب با سبک همیشگی جک لندن و نماینگر فرهنگ اسکیمویی که بیشر از همه تسلط لندن به فرهنگ و محیط آلسکا را نشون میده.

[Anne Harlan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chilling.

[Sofia The Great · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of wilderness stories. This just wasn't for me.

[Aredas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trumputis tekstu ir sukreciantis savo prasme apsakymelis. Man tai geriausias Londono kurinys.

[Nicholas Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling read yet dark and real

[Gena Lott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such typical London. His stories are so often raw and hard to see to the end because you just know it isn't going to end happily.

[Lorena B. Robles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simplemente me ha maravillado esta historia❄❄

Jack London consigue que tiemble ante sus gélidas montañas y que te plantees, como bien indica el título de esta historia, la vida y su ley: la muerte. Me ha encantado conocer la historia de Koskoosh y sus recuerdos y su relación con la naturaleza.

Sin duda, después de haberme leído esta y "To build a Fire", puedo decir que London se está convirtiendo en un autor favorito.

[Jana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nette Atmosphäre - wenig Story und wenig Charakter.
Leider eher nichts für mich.

[Megha Kalra · Rating 3 out of 5]

An old man is preparing himself for his imminent death as he watches his children and grandchildren leave him behind in place and time. This is the law of life as he knows.

[Phuong]

As it in my American Literature course.