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Jack London: Kid & Co. – Weitere Abenteuer des Alaska Kid
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Nachdem Chris Bellew, der Grünschnabel aus der Stadt, nun bereits einige Zeit im Yukon-Territory lebt, hat er sich unter den Goldsuchern einen Namen gemacht und darf sich jetzt Alaska Kid nennen. Mit seinem Freund Jack Short erlebt er neue Abenteuer. Zwar steht für die beiden Glücksritter immer noch die Goldsuche im Vordergrund, aber sie widmen sich auch anderen Geschäften, etwa der Spekulation mit Grundstücken oder dem Handel mit Lebensmitteln. – Obwohl dieses Werk mehr humoristische Züge aufweist als der Vorgänger-Roman ›Alaska-Kid‹, schildert der Autor auch hier realistisch die gnadenlosen Strapazen und Gefahren, denen sich die Goldsucher des Nordens aussetzen mussten.
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Über den Autor: Kaum ein Schriftsteller hat in so kurzer Lebensspanne (1876–1916) so großen literarischen Ruhm erworben, wie Jack London. – Er schrieb nicht nur über Abenteuer, er führte auch ein abenteuerliches Leben. Schon im Alter von 15 Jahren kauft er sich von geborgtem Geld ein Schiff und wird Austernpirat in der Bucht von San Francisco, fährt dann mit Robbenjägern zur See und zieht als Goldsucher zum Klondike. Als er im Alter von 23 Jahren seine schriftstellerische Karriere beginnt, wird er binnen kürzester Zeit zum Bestseller-Autor.

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Jack London

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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 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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January 26, 2016
Ao pesquisar sobre esta colectânea de contos (tarefa difícil) verifiquei que não existia nenhuma edição em inglês com o mesmo título tendo descoberto que se tratava da segunda metade das doze histórias que compõem a obra "Smoke Bellew" contando as aventuras do herói homónimo. Aparentemente perdemos a introdução de Smoke na região do Yukon e do Klondike, na época conhecida pela corrida ao ouro (procurei e parece-me que não existem traduções disponíveis), o que é uma pena mas não afecta de sobremaneira a leitura.
Os contos apresentados giram todos à volta da temática do título e das peripécias de Smoke e do seu sócio Shorty. Intercalando um registo cómico em algumas histórias com uma aura dramática noutras, este livro é um incrível fresco da época e das agruras e violência, tanto humana como da natureza, que aqueles que queriam fugir à pobreza encontravam no noroeste do continente americano. De todos os contos apresentados aqueles que mais ficam na memória são o "A flutter in eggs" num registo mais leve e o último (mais extenso) "Wonder of Woman", que tem tiradas duma beleza espantosa. Gosto da escrita de Jack London, enxuta, sem espinhas e sem erudições desnecessárias, espelhando a simplicidade cortante dos ambientes que descreve.
Admito que o período, mística e o cenário do Wild West e do Klondike, rodeado de personagens endurecidas pela neve e pelo frio das Rocky Mountains é fascinante para mim, portanto só posso esperar por ler os outros contos de London da mesma linha e recomendar o que já li.
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March 17, 2015
A fantastic book but if you want to read it you have to read Smoke Bellew first. Otherwise you won't understand a thing.
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