Truyện cuối cùng trong bộ 40 truyện của NXB Saddleback: The Call of the Wild Jack London Jack London, an American writer of adventure stories, was born in San Francisco, Calitornia in 1876. His poverty-stricken childhood taught him many hard lessons. London quit school at age 14 and worked at a variety of jobs connected with the sea, from stealing oysters to working with the government fish patrol. He went to Japan as a sailor, returned to see the country as a hobo riding freight trains, and was often arrested and jailed. In 1897 London left for the Klondike—Alaskan gold rush territory. Though he returned penniless, it was a turning point in his life. His experiences there provided the basis for the gripping adventure stories that soon made him a best-selling author. A self-taught writer, London completed nearly 50 novels in 17 years. In them courageous heroes, both animal and human, struggle against the forces of nature and against one another. Though he became one of this country’s most successtul and highly-paid writers, London often had financial difficulties, family troubles, and suffered from alcoholism. His death in 1916 is thought to be a suicide. The Call of the Wild Follow the adventures of Buck, a loving family pet, who is stolen from his comfortable home to become a sled dog in the Yukon gold rush territory. As Buck faces freezing temperatures, starvation, and cruelty, he learns that he must be brutal to survive. The Call of the Wild, Buck’s exciting tale, is one of the most powerful animal stories ever written! link tải: Vui lòng đăng nhập hoặc đăng ký để xem link
