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"Joan Ferran vuelve al ataque. Ahora se propone destapar a Josep Antoni Duran Lleida. Quizá deconstruir sería un verbo más políticamente correcto, pero ha optado por desta-par. Y el objeto del destap

Buck, un perro vigoroso y domesticado que vive confortablemente en una soleada mansión de California, es secuestrado para ser vendido como perro de trineo en los fríos páramos de Alaska durante la denominada fiebre del oro. La llamada de lo salvaje nos narra la dura lucha por sobrevivir en un mundo hostil y salvaje donde Buck sufre el maltrato de los hombres, de los otros perros y de la naturaleza misma.Finalmente, gracias a su instinto, a su fuerza, y a las lecciones aprendidas, Buck consigue destacar como lider, y recuperar la confianza hacia el ser humano en manos de John Thornton, su ultimo amo, antes de la llamada de lo salvaje

A finales del siglo XIX se descubrió oro en la recóndita cuenca del Klodinke, en Alaska. La `fiebre del oro' llevó a miles de aventureros a aquellas remotas tierras. Entre ellos iba el joven Jack London, que al cabo de unos meses regresaría a casa enfermo y con las manos vacías. Las vivencias allí acumuladas le servirían para escribir esta serie de narraciones en las cuales se condensa el London más depurado

Jack London gained his first and most lasting fame as the author of tales of the Klondike gold rush. This, his first collection of stories, draws on his experience in the Yukon. The stories tell of gambles won and lost, of endurance and sacrifice, and often turn on the qualities of exceptional women and on the relations between the white adventurers and the native tribes.

A collection of very early stories published posthumously, with a preface by his wife Charmian

The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.Generally considered to be "the earliest of the modern Dystopian," it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack Londons socialist views are most explicitly on display. A forerunner of soft science fiction novels and stories of the 1960s and 1970s, the book stresses future changes in society and politics while paying much less attention to technological changes.

Jerry is a dog whose experiences reflect the cruelty and racism of colonial Melanesia.

Written during a time of tragedy, this novel of sea life fails in either its story or doctrinaire intentions.

Features the haunting title novella, well worth comparing to Joseph Conrads "Heart of Darkness."

This story of brutality toward animals inspired a movement known as the Jack London Clubs, which were devoted to the cause of animal welfare and humane treatment.

This outstanding collection includes "The Apostate,""Just Meat,""A Piece of Steak," and "Chinago."

A tale of the Klondike Goldrush and the corrupting influence of high stakes capitalism.

El vagabundo de las estrellas es la última novela que escribió Jack London. Es una feroz crítica de la tortura y de la pena de muerte, y una metáfora del placer emancipador de la lectura. Convicto

Located in the Solomon Islands, this devastating portrayal of copra plantation slavery has scholars arguing whether London was criticizing the racism of the colonialists or approving of it.

The best Hawaii stories, and among Londons best stories overall, including "Shin Bones" and "The Water Baby."