The Call of the Wild

Jack London was an American novelist, journalist, social-activist and short-story writer whose works deal romantically with elemental struggles for survival. At his peak, he was the highest paid and the most popular of all living writers. Because of early financial difficulties, he was largely self educated past grammar school.London drew heavily on his life experiences in his writing. He spent time in the Klondike during the Gold Rush and at various times was an oyster pirate, a seaman, a sealer, and a hobo. His first work was published in 1898. From there he went on to write such American classics as Call of the Wild, Sea Wolf, and White Fang

出版者:Aladdin

作者:Jack London

页数:139

出版时间:2003-02-01

价格:USD 4.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780689856747

图书标签:英文原版野性的呼唤杰克伦敦小说美国文学外国文学美国自然

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the treacherous, frigid Yukon during the days of the 19th century Klondike Gold Rushes.

Published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is one of London's most-read books, and it is generally considered one of his best. Because the protagonist is a dog, it is sometimes classified as a juvenile novel, suitable for children, but it is dark in tone and contains numerous scenes of cruelty and violence.

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读后感

前段时间和闺女看了一部关于雪橇犬的电影《Togo》，狗与人类的感情羁绊与生死相依表现的淋漓尽致，想到了杰克·伦敦这本著名的关于狗的小说，翻出了英文版看，中文被翻译为《野性的呼唤》。 看原文的好处，是能直接体会杰克·伦敦那种硬朗，甚至粗线条到简单的文字，同时，又因...  

Buck's life was alike a human's life. When the comfortable surroundings that you get used to were accidentally destroyed, you would have to face up to transformations to keep alive. Initially he was a domestic dog and finally a completely wild wolf with onl...  

这是一本无与伦比的关于野性与天性的小说。巴克不是一条狗也不是一头山寨的狼，他是人，是梦想，是我们每一个人潜藏于血液中的一股尚未磨灭的梦想，是当我们还用四肢走路游荡于一棵又一棵高大树杈上时就被基因埋下的梦想。而这种梦想更是一种天性，而我坚信一切事物的天性即为...  

This is the second time I have read the story, and I have finished it in just an afternoon. What Buck really attracts me is the wolf living in him. In fact, I believe there is a wolf living in everybody. So what I want to do is to awaken the wolf and fight ...  

Buck is born to be a fabulous leader. That is his nature. That is what God sent him for. I smiled, I cried, I saw, I felt the great story. It weighs upon my heart. I pondered bitterly. I think everyone is sent to the earth for a reason. We are born to ...  

用户评价

we are so far away from the forest,true love and freedom.

描写的比海明威还要细腻。又是一条硬汉作家。什么处境都坦然接受好了，最终你总能找到点乐趣来。

这是 Jack London 的处女作，从一只混血圣伯纳的视角来看人与狗之间的关系，记录了它从驯化到野化的过程。故事其实不算精巧，文笔细看也不动人，唯一能解释它在上世纪初期风靡全美的理由也许就是作者的真诚。他此后的作品都没有达到这本书的高度，证明了写作光有真诚是远远不够的。

终于摆脱black beauty和singer童话集那个层面上的故事了。。

要做一只狼！！！！！！ 不过还得再找一只公的陪自己才行。。。