The Asian writings of Jack London : essays, letters, newspaper dispatches, and short fiction /

This work examines American writer Jack London's journalistic and literary contributions about Asia, his insights into Asian ethnic and political complexities, and his vision for pan-Asian / American cooperation. The book includes an anthology of London's major writings on Asia.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: London, Jack, 1876-1916
Other Authors: Metraux, Daniel Alfred
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
London, Jack, > 1876-1916 > Correspondence.
London, Jack, > 1876-1916
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Personal correspondence
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Background to London's career and focus on Asia
  • Jack London's forgotten role as an influential observer of early modern Asia
  • Jack London's first encounter with Japan: the voyage of the Sophie Sutherland and his first Asian writing
  • Jack London reporting from Korea and Manchuria
  • Jack London and the yellow peril
  • Jack London's plea for pan-Pacific understanding: "the language of the tribe"
  • The Bonin Islands: an incident of the sealing fleet
  • Short fiction
  • London's correspondence and newspaper reports from Korea and Manchuria during the opening phases of the Russo-Japanese War
  • Three essays on the future of Asia.

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