John Barleycorn A Classic Memoir of Alcohol, Adventure, and Survival
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Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
03.04.2018
Verlag
Smk BooksSeitenzahl
158
Maße (L/B/H)
23,5/15,7/1,3 cm
Gewicht
389 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-5154-2874-9
Jack London's powerful autobiographical exploration of alcohol, hardship, masculinity, and self-destruction remains one of the most candid personal memoirs of the early twentieth century. In John Barleycorn, London recounts his lifelong relationship with drinking, tracing its influence through his years as sailor, labourer, adventurer, writer, war correspondent, and literary celebrity. Originally published in 1913, the book blends memoir, philosophical reflection, social criticism, and psychological confession into a deeply personal account of alcohol's place within modern society. London examines not only his own experiences with drinking, but also the broader culture of masculinity, camaraderie, labour, class expectations, and existential despair that surrounded alcohol consumption during his era. Far more than a temperance tract or simple autobiography, John Barleycorn stands as a complex meditation on risk, loneliness, ambition, mortality, and the psychological costs of modern life. London's direct prose, emotional honesty, and vivid storytelling create a work that remains strikingly modern in its treatment of addiction, social pressure, and personal identity. Best known for adventure classics such as The Call of the Wild and White Fang, Jack London also produced some of the most psychologically revealing nonfiction of his generation. John Barleycorn remains among his most personal and controversial works. Ideal for readers of literary memoir, American literature, autobiographical writing, addiction studies, social history, and classic twentieth-century nonfiction.
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