The Asian writings of Jack London: : essays, letters, newspaper dispatches, and short fiction / by Jack London ; with an introductory analysis by Daniel Métraux ; with a foreword by Wilton S. Dillon.

Author
London, Jack, 1876-1916 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2009.
Description
ix, 322 p. ; 24 cm.

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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9780773438125
  • 0773438122
LCCN
2009044360
OCLC
458738615
Other standard number
  • 99938726146
RCP
C - S

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