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1 Jack London V této kapitole se dozvíte: 

o životě amerického spisovatele

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o jeho nejznámějších románech a povídkách

Budete schopni: 

poznat život ve Spojených státech na přelomu 19. a 20. století

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vybrat si z Londonova díla četbu pro sebe

Klíčová slova této kapitoly: Jack London, Klondike, wildness, books, novels, journalism, war

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Jack London (12 January 1876 – 22 November 1916)

at nine John "Jack" Griffith Chaney was born in San Francisco, California to Flora Wellman (1843-1922) and astrologer William Henry Chaney (1821-1903). Virginia "Jenny" Prentiss (1832-1922), an ex-slave was Jack's wet nurse and would prove to have a great and positive influence on her young life. An illegitimate child, London passed his childhood in poverty in the Oakland slums.

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The London’s lived in various places in the Bay area, and while young Jack attended school, there was also pressure on him to help the family. At the age of ten he was selling newspapers and learning some hard lessons in life. At the age of 17, he ventured to sea on a sealing ship. The turning point of his life was a thirty-day imprisonment, he decided to turn to education and pursue a career in writing. He married Bess Maddern (1876 – 1947) and they had two daughters, Joan and Bess (Becky). His second wife was Charmian Kittredge (1871-1955) with whom he had a daughter, Joy, who died in infancy. London worked many jobs at places such as a cannery and a jute mill, and also worked as a window-washer, watchman, sailor, and longshoreman, he spent several years in the Klondike searching for gold.

Becky and Joan

Charmian London

London's great passion was agriculture, and he was well on the way of creating a new model for ranching through his Beauty Ranch. At the age of forty, Jack London died at his ranch cottage on 22 November 1916.

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He left over fifty books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, many of which have been translated and continue to be read around the world. He was writer whose fiction explored several regions and their cultures: the Yukon, California, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. He experimented with many literary forms, from conventional love stories and dystopias to science fantasy. His noted journalism included war correspondence, boxing stories, and the life of Molokai.

Some of books by Jack London and year of publication 1900 The Son of the Wolf 1902 A Daughter of the Snows 1903 The Call of the Wild 1904 The Faith of Men 1904 The Sea Wolf 1905 The Game 1906 White Fang 1907 Love of Life and Other Stories 1908 The Iron Heel 1909 Martin Eden 1910 Revolution and Other Essays 1911 South Sea Tales 1912 A Son of the Sun 1913 The Valley of the Moon 1915 The Star Rover 1917 The Human Drift 1922 Dutch Courage and Other Stories

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You can read White Fang The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and who eventually makes his peace with man. A story of strength and survival Buck is a dog born to luxury, but when he is sold to be a sledge dog in the harsh and frozen north he must quickly learn how to survive. He soon earns a reputation for his strength and courage and endures physical exhaustion, fierce battles with other dogs, and cruel treatment from a series of masters before he is saved by John Thornton and learns to love. But the call of the wild is strong, awakening primitive feelings of life in a wolf pack. When his beloved master is killed, Buck is finally free to follow that call. The Call of the Wild was first published in 1903 and quickly became a huge bestseller.

Sea Wolf Shipwrecked during a weekend pleasure cruise, gentleman scholar Humphrey Van Weyden thinks his mysterious rescuers have saved his life. Van Weyden's trapped abroad the Ghost--a seal-hunting schooner crewed by the most desperate, brutal outcasts of the Pacific. Ghost's evil captain, Wolf Larsen--The Sea-Wolf--is murderous tyrant. Each new day bring Van Weyden pain he'd never imagined. Escape is impossible. On deck flooded with the blood of the seal slaughter, he must battle a savage genius not just for his life.

Martin Eden Many consider "Martin Eden" to be Jack London's autobiography; this novel is the story of Martin Eden who dreams to be a writer of literary fame and finally he is successful.

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Sources: http://www.online-literature.com/london/ http://london.sonoma.edu/ http://www.literature.org/authors/london-jack/ http://www.jacklondon.com/ http://www.jack-london.org/main_e.htm http://www.parks.sonoma.net/booksby.html http://www.readprint.com/author-58/Jack-London-books

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