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Il richiamo della foresta
A new translation of the classic novel by Jack London adorned with oil illustrations by Roger Olmos.
When the Gold Rush bursts out in Klondike, the life of a dog living in California changes for good. Buck is an imposing crossbreed between a St. Bernard and a Scotch shepherd who lives in Judge Miller’s sunny estate. Despite his imposing size, he is a well-tamed dog: he goes hunting with Miller’s sons, goes for walks with his daughters, watches over the children and keeps the Judge company, curled up by the fireplace.
Meanwhile, in the snowy North stormed by gold diggers, strong sled dogs are in high demand; therefore, one day Buck is abducted, sold to the first bidder, and sent North on a train. It is the beginning of a journey that will take him to a primitive and cruel world, in which the rules of civilized life give way to the law of club and fang.
Forced to make the best of it, Buck becomes a sled dog and learns to use force, cunning, and intelligence to assert himself in a hostile world in which only the strongest survive. His new hard life stirs up his long-assuaged primal instincts that resurface in the form of memories of a past life. They are the memories of his ancestors, who lived before many generations of domesticated dogs. Through these memories, Buck begins to hear the call of the wild.
In the cold North, the protagonist runs through thousands of kilometres changing many masters before meeting a gold digger who saves his life and inspires him such an attachment and an irresistible and unreserved love he has never felt before. With this man, Buck is finally happy, but right then the call of the wild is more and more compelling. Where will it take him
For the series I classici della Ciopi, #logosedizioni publishes a new translation of one of Jack London’s masterpieces, fascinating readers of all ages since 1904. The book is adorned with the powerful oil illustrations by Roger Olmos. A passionate animal rights supporter, the Catalan illustrator interprets Buck’s story with deep empathy, crude realism and moving intensity. The text and images present the story from the protagonist’s point of view: with him the reader discovers the cold touch of the snow, feels the calluses on his paws, smells exciting odours, feels his hair lifting on his back, the blows received and dealt; together with Buck the reader gets excited and loses heart, holds out against fatigue and hunger, yields up to love and feels, more and more distinctly, the call to go back to nature.
Paperback edition printed in Italy on Fedrigoni Arcoset Extra White 120gsm high recycled content cellulose paper.
When the Gold Rush bursts out in Klondike, the life of a dog living in California changes for good. Buck is an imposing crossbreed between a St. Bernard and a Scotch shepherd who lives in Judge Miller’s sunny estate. Despite his imposing size, he is a well-tamed dog: he goes hunting with Miller’s sons, goes for walks with his daughters, watches over the children and keeps the Judge company, curled up by the fireplace.
Meanwhile, in the snowy North stormed by gold diggers, strong sled dogs are in high demand; therefore, one day Buck is abducted, sold to the first bidder, and sent North on a train. It is the beginning of a journey that will take him to a primitive and cruel world, in which the rules of civilized life give way to the law of club and fang.
Forced to make the best of it, Buck becomes a sled dog and learns to use force, cunning, and intelligence to assert himself in a hostile world in which only the strongest survive. His new hard life stirs up his long-assuaged primal instincts that resurface in the form of memories of a past life. They are the memories of his ancestors, who lived before many generations of domesticated dogs. Through these memories, Buck begins to hear the call of the wild.
In the cold North, the protagonist runs through thousands of kilometres changing many masters before meeting a gold digger who saves his life and inspires him such an attachment and an irresistible and unreserved love he has never felt before. With this man, Buck is finally happy, but right then the call of the wild is more and more compelling. Where will it take him
For the series I classici della Ciopi, #logosedizioni publishes a new translation of one of Jack London’s masterpieces, fascinating readers of all ages since 1904. The book is adorned with the powerful oil illustrations by Roger Olmos. A passionate animal rights supporter, the Catalan illustrator interprets Buck’s story with deep empathy, crude realism and moving intensity. The text and images present the story from the protagonist’s point of view: with him the reader discovers the cold touch of the snow, feels the calluses on his paws, smells exciting odours, feels his hair lifting on his back, the blows received and dealt; together with Buck the reader gets excited and loses heart, holds out against fatigue and hunger, yields up to love and feels, more and more distinctly, the call to go back to nature.
Paperback edition printed in Italy on Fedrigoni Arcoset Extra White 120gsm high recycled content cellulose paper.
120 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2021
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Jack London
7,931 books7,817 followersJohn 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".
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".
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April 30, 2025
Il cane buck passa , dall'agiata e pacifica vita civile, agli istinti primordiali della lotta per la sopravvivenza e il dominio .. .. ; oggetto di insensibilità , spietatezza , crudeltà , affetto , amore .. .. ci mostra l'influenza dell'ambiente circostante sugli esseri viventi .. ..
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