White Fang
by Jack London
Two men with a sled are stalked by wolves in the frozen wild.
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Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean towards each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vast silence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of sadness. There was a hint in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness—a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the sphinx, a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness of infallibility. It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at the futility…
About the book
White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London, set during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s in the Yukon. Much of it is told from the viewpoint of the wolf dog, exploring how animals see their world and humans, and touching on themes of morality and redemption. It is a companion piece to London's The Call of the Wild.
About the author
Jack London (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist and activist, and one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, set in Alaska and the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as short stories such as "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North" and "Love of Life".
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