Contes des mers du Sud. Tales of the South Seas

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Most of the stories in this volume recall and shape the intense experiences of Jack London during his long journey to Polynesia between 1907 and 1909. While infused with a current of humor or fine irony, these Tales of the South Seas express the obsessions and convictions that dominated the restless author's existence. In the conflicts presented, victory is never claimed by morality, ethics, or ideals, but rather by primal forces, the blind impulse of nature, or the violence of men.