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Indlæser... Love of Life and Other Stories (1907)af Jack London
   Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  Stbalbach | Mar 18, 2021 |   Et c’est beau aussi. Car il faut l’aimer la vie pour s’y accrocher ainsi face aux loups, aux hommes et aux conditions impitoyables de l’Alaska. Et ne jamais lâcher prise. Même devant la mort, se relever et marcher encore ! (  ) noid.ch | Nov 8, 2020 | I used to think there was something corny about Jack London (all those dog stories!) but he has more range than I give him credit for. Some of these are pure survivalist stories, and that's certainly what he's most famous for, but he's also skilled at writing about the relationships between men and women, whites and natives. London's world is impossibly big and small at the same time: even on the loneliest trail in the endless frozen hellscape of Yukon Country, a man may encounter a former lover; a beloved sled-dog may be found thousands of miles away from home on a chance visit to Southern California. Several of the stories are framed as travelers telling stories over a fire as temperatures dip to 50 below, furthering the feeling of a marriage between realism and fable. recommended: The Sun-Dog Trail, The White Man's Way 3.5 stars. (Kinda get the impression that London is a misogynist, tbh.) ( )1  megantron | Jan 2, 2015 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: Although best known as a master of the action-adventure genre, Jack London's interests were wide-ranging, and the topics he addressed in his prodigious body of work varied significantly, as well. In this engaging collection of tales, London spans the gamut between romance, exploration of unknown lands, and much in between. .No library descriptions found. |
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The title story and one of his best known. It is based on a non-fiction piece by another author. London was accused on plagiarism but he said it was only the inspiration for the story. "A Day's Lodging" uses a trope (TVTropes: Battle Trophy) also found in the 2015 Pulitzer Prize play Between Riverside and Crazy where in both cases the protagonist is wronged, takes money from a couple as a bribe to stay quiet, humiliating the woman, then throws the money away regaining the moral high ground - eerily similar plot device. "Brown Dog" is often considered the other great story from this collection along with the title piece, it's pretty good, but a bit Lassie. The Indian stories are interesting as he attempts to show another POV of the world. My favorite stories are the three mentioned and "The Unexpected" for it's depiction of trauma. (