The Star-Rover: A Quick Read edition

Name: The Star-Rover: A Quick Read edition
Brand: Quick Read
SKU: 9782385822897
Price: 4.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-2-385-82289-7

de Quick Read (auteur), Jack London (auteur)

Maison d'édition : Quick Read

avril 2024

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Résumé

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.
- Reading time of the complete text: about 10 hours
- Reading time of the summarized text: 16 minutes

"The Star Rover" is a 1915 science fiction novel by Jack London, also known as "The Jacket" in the UK. The story is narrated by Darrell Standing, a professor serving a life sentence in San Quentin State Prison. He endures torture using a canvas jacket, which leads him to enter a trance state and experience past lives. The novel's vignettes depict disconnected and unresolved stories from various historical periods and cultures. The protagonist's experiences are based on interviews with a former convict named Ed Morrell, who spent time in solitary confinement. The legacy of the novel includes a 1920 silent film adaptation and a 2005 movie loosely based on the story. Additionally, it is suggested that H. P. Lovecraft's work was influenced by "The Star Rover." The novel is available as a public domain audiobook and has been a subject of literary analysis.

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Jack London (auteur)

John Griffith, dit Jack London, est né à San Francisco le 12 janvier 1876. Fils illégitime de fermiers, élevé dans la misère, il est tour à tour marin chasseur de phoque, chercheur d'or au Klondike lors de la ruée vers l'or de 1897 et correspondant de presse. L'Appel du désert (1903) et Croc-Blanc (1907), qui mettent en scène l'aventure, le monde animal (comme l'histoire du chien Buck dans L'Appel de la fo

Auteur(s) : Quick Read, Jack London