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O Povo do Abismo
A 16 de Outubro de 1916 — um mês e seis dias antes da sua morte —, Jack London escrevia a um admirador curioso de conhecer os seus livros preferidos: «Creio ter posto o meu coração no Povo do Abismo mais do que em qualquer outro livro meu.» Publicado pela primeira vez em 1903, em Nova Iorque, O Povo do Abismo descreve com impiedosa sensibilidade as catacumbas urbanas de Londres no início do século XX — numa viagem fulgente ao reverso da civilização e do progresso, em que o autor investe o seu próprio corpo deambulando disfarçado de vagabundo pelas zonas mais degradadas da cidade. As impressões que Jack London daí extrai, relatadas nesta obra incomparável, põem a nu os embustes da modernidade, que mais de cem anos depois continua a empurrar «inaptos e inúteis» para as profundezas e a legitimar a barbárie pelo voto democrático.
232 pages, Unknown Binding
Published August 1, 2019
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Jack London
7,682 books7,693 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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June 14, 2023
O livro é excepcional. Uma leitura importante que relata de forma crua as condições de vida dos Londrinos no início do século XX.
Se encontrarem outra edição, não pensem duas vezes.
A revisão desta é péssima. Erros ortográficos, erros de digitação, pessoas “literalmente afogadas em cerveja”. Estive prestes a desistir da leitura.
Se encontrarem outra edição, não pensem duas vezes.
A revisão desta é péssima. Erros ortográficos, erros de digitação, pessoas “literalmente afogadas em cerveja”. Estive prestes a desistir da leitura.
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