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, [2009], ©2009.
Description
ix, 322 pages ; 24 cm

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    Details

    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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