London [land?n] Jack, właśc. John Griffith London, ur. 12 I 1876, San Francisco, zm. 22 XI 1916, Glen Ellen (stan Kalifornia), pisarz amerykański;
wiódł życie trampa, marynarza, kłusownika, poszukiwacza złota; samouk, idee socjalistyczne łączył z teorią walki o byt i kultem silnych indywidualności, naturalizm — z przygodową romantyką (tłem jego utworów, w znacznej mierze autobiograficznych, są zwykle morza południowe i Alaska); głównie powieści: Zew krwi (1903, wydanie polskie 1921), Wilk morski (1904, wydanie polskie 1922), Biały Kieł (1906, wydanie polskie 1926), Martin Eden (1909, wydanie polskie 1923), Bellew Zawierucha (1912, wydanie polskie 1925 pt. Wyga, przekład pełny 1959), John Barleycorn, czyli Wspomnienia alkoholika (1913, wydanie polskie 1926); ponadto nowelistyka, powieść społeczne Mieszkańcy otchłani (1903, wydanie polskie 1957) i utopijna Żelazna Stopa (1907, wydanie polskie 1923), traktaty społeczne; Dzieła wybrane (t. 1–10 1957–58).
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