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Jack London


Born
in San Francisco, California, The United States
January 12, 1876

Died
November 22, 1916

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John 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 Wh
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Average rating: 4.0 · 1,066,481 ratings · 48,543 reviews · 7,897 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Call of the Wild

3.92 avg rating — 476,110 ratings — published 1903 — 42 editions
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White Fang

4.03 avg rating — 208,334 ratings — published 1906 — 6042 editions
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The Call of the Wild / Whit...

4.12 avg rating — 78,420 ratings — published 1903 — 367 editions
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Martin Eden

4.48 avg rating — 55,851 ratings — published 1909 — 1990 editions
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The Sea Wolf

4.06 avg rating — 33,795 ratings — published 1904 — 3777 editions
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To Build a Fire

3.99 avg rating — 27,121 ratings — published 1902 — 185 editions
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The Call of the Wild, White...

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4.05 avg rating — 22,782 ratings — published 1903 — 3 editions
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The Scarlet Plague

3.75 avg rating — 14,703 ratings — published 1912 — 27 editions
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The Iron Heel

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3.77 avg rating — 12,564 ratings — published 1908 — 18 editions
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The Star Rover

4.18 avg rating — 11,063 ratings — published 1914 — 30 editions
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Quotes by Jack London  (?)
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
Jack London

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.”
Jack London

“I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.”
Jack London, The Turtles of Tasman

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