Genre
Adventure fiction
The Call of the Wild
An elemental classic of instinct, survival and hard-earned freedom.
Details
Subgenre
Wilderness survival
Original publication
1903
Original publisher
Macmillan
Pages
232
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
The Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush
ISBN
9780141321059
Original title
The Call of the Wild
About the book
Buck, a stolen household dog, is forced into the brutal world of sled teams and learns what instinct, strength and freedom demand.
A fierce adventure classic for readers who want snow, danger, wilderness, animal perspective and real narrative momentum.
London keeps the story physical: cold, hunger, hierarchy, exhaustion and the pressure of the landscape.
Buck's transformation gives the book a mythic charge without losing the pace of a survival adventure.
