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- Author
- Jack London
- First published
- 1905
- Editions
- 387
- Subjects
- Gold discoveries, Wolfdogs, Classic Literature, American Adventure stories, Open Library Staff Picks, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Gold mines and mining
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Key facts
- Author
- Jack London
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Adventure
- Set in
- Santa Clara Valley and the Yukon , c. 1896–99
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Publication date
- October 1906
- Publication place
- United States
Article
White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London (1876–1916) about a wild wolfdog's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. First serialized in Outing magazine between May and October 1906, it was published in book form in October 1906. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild (1903), which is about a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild.
Much of White Fang is written from the viewpoint of the titular canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. The book also explores complex themes including morality and redemption.
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1906 American novelsAdventure novels adapted into filmsAmerican adventure novelsAmerican English-language novelsAmerican novels adapted into filmsAmerican novels adapted into television showsBooks illustrated by D. C. EylesFiction about animal crueltyKlondike Gold Rush in fictionNovels about dogsNovels about wolvesNovels first published in serial form