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Jack London

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Kenneth K. Brandt, Kenneth K Brandt

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Jack London (1876–1916) by any standards lived a life of excess. London’s exuberant energies propelled him out of the working class to become a world-famous writer by the age of 27, after stints as a child labourer, an oyster pirate, a Pacific seaman and a convict. He wrote extensively about his travels to Japan, the Yukon, the slums of London’s East End, Korea, Hawaii and the South Seas. The author of classics such as The Call of the Wild and The Sea-Wolf emerges in Kenneth K. Brandt’s new biography as a vital and flawed embodiment of conflicting yearnings. London’s writings, bolstered by their wildly clashing philosophical viewpoints derived from thinkers like Nietzsche, Marx, and Darwin, continue to engross readers with their depictions of primal urges, raw sensations and reformist politics.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-12
Mått130 x 200 x 18 mm
Vikt344 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Lives
Antal sidor224
FörlagReaktion Books
ISBN9781789143874

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Brandt’s treatment of London's multifaceted life and works is nuanced and riveting. Instead of the adventure-filled, rags-to-riches tale biographers of London often recount, Brandt provides a lean, compelling assessment of London (1876–1916) as a creative writer driven by a "hyperactive imagination, questing temperament and writerly ambitions" as well as by money. Rather than dismissing London as a confused thinker, Brandt shows that the wildly clashing philosophical viewpoints found in London’s writings reflect his "dialectical habits of mind" and his "penchant for synthesizing competing modes of being and ideas" . . . Those seeking to understand London as a leading cultural figure of the modern period should put this short critical biography at the top of the list. In explaining the controversies informing London’s life and analyzing his works, Brandt is thoroughly attentive to contemporary issues in literary criticism. Recommended.