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El conflicto entre el capitán Woodward y el tabernero Charles Roberts es el de la visión colonial versus una noción más humanista de la expansión europea por la Micronesia y la Melanesia. "Si el hombre blanco se esforzara un poco por entender como funciona la mente del hombre negro, se podrian evitar la mayoria de los problemas", asegura Roberts, de mente mas abierta y liberal. London, el racista, modificaba algunas de sus concepciones. En el viaje que hace entre 1907 y 1909 a bordo del Snark por Hawaii, las Islas Marquesas, Tahiti, Fidji, las Islas Salomon, las Nuevas Hebridas y Australia, su concepto de la superioridad anglosajona se modifica. Esta en desacuerdo con la forma como el hombre blanco ha sometido a la fuerza a los nativos, esclavizandolos o despojandolos de sus tierras. Hay una especie de crisis de conciencia que lo lleva a escribir historias donde muestra su simpatia hacia ciertos personajes, como el hawaiano Koolau, y donde da cuenta de la mano dura de los anglosajones. "Colonizar el mundo. Alguien tiene que hacerlo", parece ser la unica consigna, no importando los medios para lograrlo. El relato es ambivalente: por un lado, la destreza de Saxtorph para hacerle frente a una horda de salvajes la historia que cuenta el capitan Woodward, y, por el otro, la velada certidumbre de que el inevitable hombre blanco es igual o peor de salvaje que los nativos.

Hace alusión a cierta estirpe de hombres que también arribaron a los Mares del Sur, no con el propósito de encontrar fortuna mediante el comercio de perlas o de negros, sino para promover sus ideas religiosas. "Ustedes estan interesados en ganar dinero y yo en salvar almas", como afirma John Starhurst, el protagonista, un misionero que intenta convertir al cristianismo a nativos caracterizados por su propension al canibalismo. Se emparenta con otra narracion por el estilo, "El idolo rojo", donde un naturalista blanco se enfrenta a los deseos de un reductor de cabezas que quiere convertirlo en lotu y hacerle kaikai, es decir, matarlo y comerlo. Al igual que en esta historia, en "El diente de ballena" se narra la creciente tension entre las creencias de uno y otro bando. El dialogo que se establece entre Starhurst y Mongondro acerca del origen del mundo es sintomatico de esta tension, que al final se resolvera con una lucha perdida de antemano entre las armas que utiliza el misionero, la Verdad y la Justicia, y la maza de guerra que empuña el Buli de Gatoka.

Hay escritores que se fundan desde abajo, alejados de los salones literarios y las academias, de esos lugares donde colocan una alfombra roja para guiar el talento en ciernes, que se forjan por una pulsion contra un destino que no les esperaba en el parn

A classic tale of adventure at sea, The Sea-Wolf tells the story of the naive young Humphrey van Weyden, whose ship is wrecked in a terrible storm. He is rescued by the mysterious Captain Wolf Larsen of the ship Ghost. Humphreys new life aboard Ghost will test him to the limits of his endurance but also bring him the greatest happiness he has ever known. Captain Wolf Larsen is a powerful, brutal man with a razor sharp intelligence. When there is an attempted mutiny on board he shows no mercy to the would-be mutineers, and when his brother Death Larsen attempts to take over the Ghost by force, there is no love lost between them in their vicious battle. Wolfs cruel manner is thrown into sharp relief by the gentle spirit of the beautiful poetess also rescued, Maud Brewster, who charms both Wolf and Humphrey. As Humphrey falls in love with Maud, he must contend not only with the dangers of being at sea but with competition from his cruel and scheming captain. The Sea-Wolf is a dramatic tale of mutiny and shipwreck, but at its heart is the story of a love that flourishes in the unlikeliest of places. Jack Londons thrilling narrative of the seven seas remains just as gripping today as it was a hundred years ago.

Edición actualizada del clásico de Jack London. Buck, un imponente San Bernardo, es robado de manos de su dueño, el potentado Juez Miller, en California, y llevado a Alaska, donde servirá como perro de trineo durante la carrera del oro del Yukon.

Martin Eden is a semi-autobiographical tale from Jack London, following Martin Eden a destitute sailor with dreams of rising above poverty to become a best-selling author. Only by achieving financial and literary success can he hope to rise above his proletariat life and have a chance to marry Ruth Morse, the daughter of a wealthy San Francisco family. Through intense and passionate self-education similar to Londons own experience, he will do whatever it takes to succeed. This passionate, and heart breaking tale is a critique by London on individualism as well as an expression of frustration felt by authors to the cold indifference of the publishing industry. It is a beautiful story with a stunning conclusion and makes brilliant reading for any Jack London fans looking for an insight in to his own life.

A tale of literal and proverbial gold diggers.Not the incel manifesto you might expect, "Scorn of Women" is one of Jack Londons rare attempts at playwriting, being a three-act adaptation of his short story of the same name. It is available in Londons 1901 collection "The God of His Fathers".Floyd Vanderlip has made it big in the Klondike Gold Rush and has, in unrelated news, caught the eye of the local womenfolk. Promiscuous dancers, married women and Floyds actual fiancee all want the lip treatment and so he becomes spolied for choice on the ladies front.A comedy of class, manners and manipulation, "Scorn of Women" takes the reader to the golden age of Yukon Territory, Canada (1896-1899) where London ever the socialist, brings together all layers of society under one roof in the hunt for that noblest of metals. And while it has been long excavated, nobody will leave the ball with their hands clean.

Move over, Karl Marx, because the latest incarnation of Super Socialist Hero of the Working Class, Jack London, is here to pick up the Red Torch of Revolution and smite the evils of capitalism in a flurry of CRASH!, BANG! and KAPOWs! and this is his manifesto slash origin story. Picking up a work titled "Revolution" by an author with strong political leanings is often (deservedly) met with an eye-roll and a "Here we go...", but while this collection of 12 essays and short stories is indeed intended as a vehicle for Londons political views one story even being about a man with the literal power to transform the world into a socialist Utopia, it also explores other, somewhat peculiar, topics.What would the perfect houseboat look like? What if animals could reason? How are Chinese people different from Japanese people? (yes, if this was an old Disney movie there would be a notice in the beginning)These are just some of the thoughts Jack London *also* had while writing this book, so consider it a deep dive into his mind and maybe take some of the ideas with a pinch of salt.

Toda la obra de London tiene un marcado contenido autobiográfico, que se acentúa en el texto que ahora presentamos. Si el hombre London está siempre presente en los personajes aventureros del escritor London, podriamos decir que en Marin Eden el autor se vacia y se entrega por entero a sus lectores. Se trata pues de una novela apasionada y tragica, en la mejor tradicion de la novela americana, la novela del hombre que se hace a si mismo y tambien a si mismo se destruye.

No outono de 1894 o descubrimento de ouro en Klondike levou ata as rexións xeadas de Alaska a homes de tódalas partes do mundo. A chamada da selva é a historia destes homes, desta epopeia vivida no espello da aventura dun can, Buck, que tras catro anos de cómodo vagar na granxa do xuíz. Miller, preto de San Francisco, ten que comezar unha vida rexida pola lei do vergallo e da loita pola existencia para, ó cabo, sentila chamada do atávico, o achegamento ó lobo, o seu irmán salvaxe que ha cantar co seu ouveo a canción do mundo primitivo.

Lost Face is a collection of seven brilliant short stories by acclaimed author Jack London. The eponymous opening story Lost Face follows a cruel fur trapper named Subienkow in the frosty Yukon in the Canadian north. His crimes against the indigenous people have finally caught up with him and he is captured by a local tribe, but he cruelly escapes torture by tricking the natives. This collection also includes Londons famous short story To Build a Fire, following a gold prospector in the Klondike whos only hope for survival are the vital fires he can build to stave off the cruel cold. It is a phenomenal collection from one of historys most acclaimed authors and perfect for anyone who loved The Revenant.

Basset is an English scientist who has been working hard in order to find a mystical, large butterfly species in the jungle of Guadalcanal. However, soon Basset is not so interested in butterflies anymore he has heard a strange, inviting voice in the jungle. He decides to follow the voice without knowing that these actions will change his life for good...The Red One is a collection of 4 thrilling short stories published in 1918.

Novela de aventuras ambientada en la vida marinera y de los cazadores de focas, EL LOBO DE MAR (1904) -inspirada, como gran parte de la obra de Jack London (1876-1916), en experiencias propias y personajes por el conocidos- gira en buena medida en torno al capitan Larsen, simbolo del superhombre, de la fuerza y la resistencia fisicas, en cuya personalidad contradictoria coexisten la violencia y el primitivismo con la mentalidad propia de un hombre refinado sensible a la poesia y a la filosofia. El protagonista del relato, asi pues, viene a personalizar el eterno conflicto entre el bien y el mal, entre la inteligencia y la fuerza bruta. Otras obras de Jack London en esta misma coleccion: El vagabundo de las estrellas (BA 0936), El silencio blanco y otros cuentos (BA 0937), Asesinatos, S. L. (BA 0938) y Relatos de los Mares del Sur (BA 0939).Novela de aventuras ambientada en la vida marinera y de los cazadores de focas, EL LOBO DE MAR (1904) -inspirada, como gran parte de la obra de Jack London (1876-1916), en experiencias propias y personajes por el conocidos- gira en buena medida en torno al capitan Larsen, simbolo del superhombre, de la fuerza y la resistencia fisicas, en cuya personalidad contradictoria coexisten la violencia y el primitivismo con la mentalidad propia de un hombre refinado sensible a la poesia y a la filosofia. El protagonista del relato, asi pues, viene a personalizar el eterno conflicto entre el bien y el mal, entre la inteligencia y la fuerza bruta. Otras obras de Jack London en esta misma coleccion: El vagabundo de las estrellas (BA 0936), El silencio blanco y otros cuentos (BA 0937), Asesinatos, S. L. (BA 0938) y Relatos de los Mares del Sur (BA 0939).

Contents:The Son of the WolfThe God of his Fathers & Other StoriesA Daughter of the SnowsThe Call of the WildThe Sea WolfThe Faith of Men & Other StoriesThe GameTales of the Fish PatrolMoon-Face & Other StoriesWhite FangBefore AdamLove of Life & Other StoriesThe RoadThe Iron HeelMartin EdenBurning DaylightLost FaceAdventureThe Abysmal BruteSouth Sea TalesWhen God Laughs & Other StoriesThe Scarlet PlagueThe House of PrideA Son of the SunThe Valley of the MoonThe Night-BornThe Mutiny of the ElsinoreThe Strength of the StrongThe Star RoverThe Little Lady of the Big HouseThe Turtles of TasmanJerry of the IslandsMichael, Brother of JerryHearts of ThreeThe Red OneOn the Makaloa MatChildren of the FrostDutch Courage and Other Stories

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