Jack london (jack london) ( 1876 - 1916) - american novelist, short story writer , essayist . born january 12, 1876 in san francisco . parents divorced before the birth of the writer. jack adopted his stepfather , a widowed farmer john london . the family was poor , labor : jack had not finish my studies in school at an early age to earn a living . he worked at the jute and canning factories, earned as " oyster pirate ," maritime patrol , almost half a year sailed on the schooner " sutherland " , producing seals in the pacific ocean , visited alaska as a prospector . all this rich supply of experience realized later in his stories . jack london - the man who made himself . from childhood he loved the book reads like fiction and philosophical and sociological works . craftsman , sailor, later a farmer who knew the severity of the physical labor , london lifetime devoured knowledge and in the early years on fire dream of becoming a writer . the first story - "for those who are on the way " , " test" in print in 1899 , which opened the door for him many publishing houses and magazines, before it is rejected. his collections of short stories , " son of the wolf ," " god of his fathers ," " children of frost " et al., depicting the strong-willed , courageous people in a " white silence " severe north, condemning the cowards and traitors , brought him wide recognition .
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