Among all other books by Jack London, this one stands taller in my own opinion, I find it way deeper, way harsher, way stormier, maybe it was one those books were the author's background thoughts flow into the page without he ever even noticing, maybe that's why he interrupted the plot with a storm.
In any case I can say this is a book that flows and shifts with the readers age. As a child I saw the wild adventures of a nice protagonist, as an adolescent I was led into questioning the value of morals, as an adult I finally saw the ever pressing need for a humane ethical system that enables us to propel one another in our personal searches.
As an additional and colorful detail, I began reading and rereading The Sea-Wolf before I could read comfortably in English, and that made a whole new adventure out of the book in its native language. That confirmed once more a personal suspicion: translation is approximation.
Thank you for your words and kind support, it is indeed much appreciated.
Among all other books by Jack London, this one stands taller in my own opinion, I find it way deeper, way harsher, way stormier, maybe it was one those books were the author's background thoughts flow into the page without he ever even noticing, maybe that's why he interrupted the plot with a storm.
In any case I can say this is a book that flows and shifts with the readers age. As a child I saw the wild adventures of a nice protagonist, as an adolescent I was led into questioning the value of morals, as an adult I finally saw the ever pressing need for a humane ethical system that enables us to propel one another in our personal searches.
As an additional and colorful detail, I began reading and rereading The Sea-Wolf before I could read comfortably in English, and that made a whole new adventure out of the book in its native language. That confirmed once more a personal suspicion: translation is approximation.
Thank you for your words and kind support, it is indeed much appreciated.