Le Loup des mers

Écrit par Jack London

Raconté par Pierre-François Garel

Un homme de lettres est recueilli à bord d'un phoquier au large du Japon. Le bâtiment est dirigé par un capitaine au tempérament violent, cynique et brutal entouré de «marins» tenus par la peur et l'alcool. Les deux personnages vont heurter leurs visions du monde, l'une plus humaniste du naufragé et l'autre plus rude du «loup des mers». Recelant tous les ingrédients du roman d'aventure à succès et accueilli comme tel dès sa parution, il n'en est pas moins une oeuvre profonde à visée universelle. Un des grands romans de Jack London où se côtoient la sauvagerie des conditions extrêmes et la complexité de la nature humaine cependant que l'entrée en scène d'une femme va offrir un tournant à ce singulier périple.

• Langue: Français
• Éditeur: Editions Theleme from W. F. Howes
• Date de sortie: 15 juil. 2020
• ISBN: 9791025606193

Jack London

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in San Francisco to Florence Wellman, a spiritualist, and William Chaney, an astrologer, London was raised by his mother and her husband, John London, in Oakland. An intelligent boy, Jack went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley before leaving school to join the Klondike Gold Rush. His experiences in the Klondike—hard labor, life in a hostile environment, and bouts of scurvy—both shaped his sociopolitical outlook and served as powerful material for such works as “To Build a Fire” (1902), The Call of the Wild (1903), and White Fang (1906). When he returned to Oakland, London embarked on a career as a professional writer, finding success with novels and short fiction. In 1904, London worked as a war correspondent covering the Russo-Japanese War and was arrested several times by Japanese authorities. Upon returning to California, he joined the famous Bohemian Club, befriending such members as Ambrose Bierce and John Muir. London married Charmian Kittredge in 1905, the same year he purchased the thousand-acre Beauty Ranch in Sonoma County, California. London, who suffered from numerous illnesses throughout his life, died on his ranch at the age of 40. A lifelong advocate for socialism and animal rights, London is recognized as a pioneer of science fiction and an important figure in twentieth century American literature.