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Une odyssée du Grand Nord / Le silence blanc
Malemute Kid, Mason et son épouse indienne Ruth épuisent leurs chiens de traîneau en quête d’or, de sensations fortes et d’avenir radieux. Mais la chute d’un arbre sur leur chemin ramènera les aventuriers à leur condition de simples et fragiles mortels…
Le périple au long cours de Naass, dans la glace et le froid, est un mystère pour tous ceux qui, depuis des années, croisent sa route. Ils ignorent que le jeune chef indien est à la poursuite d’Unga, la femme qui lui a été ravie.
Dans le Grand Nord, solitude et violence sont le quotidien des héros de ces deux nouvelles de Jack London.
Le périple au long cours de Naass, dans la glace et le froid, est un mystère pour tous ceux qui, depuis des années, croisent sa route. Ils ignorent que le jeune chef indien est à la poursuite d’Unga, la femme qui lui a été ravie.
Dans le Grand Nord, solitude et violence sont le quotidien des héros de ces deux nouvelles de Jack London.
88 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 4, 2024
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Jack London
5,933 books7,003 followersJohn Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
London was part of the radical literary group "The Crowd" in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of animal rights, workers’ rights and socialism. London wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen".
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