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(1876-1916)
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American Author
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The most successful writer of the early 20th century
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Born in San Francisco of an unmarried wealthy mother,
the most successful writer of the early 20th century
adopted, as an author, the name of his step father John
London.
Like
Conrad , Jack had been a sailor before he became a
writer. But unlike
Faulkner , he returned to high school after his many
ventures, travels and odd jobs. Enrolling at
the age of 17 on a ship, his sailor's career ended after he
was imprisoned for a month.
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His turbulent life experiences were the prime raw
material (The Call of the Wild, the Sea-Wolf) for his
production of over fifty volumes of novels, political essays
and short stories.
Strong supporter
of socialism and women's right, his political wit is
reflected in different works (The People Of The
Abyss,1903).
He was one of the first
novelist to see his novels turned into movies (The
Sea-Wolf), and a very popular and publicized personality of
his time.
At the end of his life,
his famous experimental ranch became almost dearer to him
than his writings.
Suffering from a
kidney disease since he was in his thirties, Jack London
died at the age of forty in his ranch near Sonoma.
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John Griffith, alias Jack London
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The San Francisco Kid
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Amongst other ventures, before returning to high school at
the age of nineteen, he had stolen oysters in the Bay of
San Francisco, taken hard labor jobs, joined Kelly's army
of unemployed, and searched for gold in the Yukon.
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