John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), 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".
Jack London
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Dz̆ek London, דזשעק לאנדאן, John Griffith London, and 38 others
דזש לאנדאן, London, John Griffith Chaney, Jo Chaney, Dzhek London, Jāk Laṇṭan̲, Zhek London, ג'ק לאנדאן, Dzhėk London, Джек Лондон, Tzack Lonton, Dzjek London, Chieh-k'o Lun-Tun, Jack John Griffith London, Džek London, Jak Landan, Џек Лондон, Jek London, ד לאנדאן, Jad London, Ǧāk London, Ǧāk Lundun, لندن، جک, Ǧik Lundun, Chieh-kʻo Lun-tun, Tzak Lonton, G'eḳ London, 잭 런던, דזשזעק לאנדאן, 伦敦杰克, 잭런던, Jack London, Dzsheḳ London, ג׳ק לונדון, דז׳ק לונדון, Jaek Lŏndŏn, דזשאק לאנדאן, דזיק לונדון - Born:
- Jan. 11, 1876
- Died:
- Nov. 22, 1916
