The Iron Heel - Brossura

London, Jack

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486473651 ISBN 13: 9780486473659

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2009

Riassunto

The Iron Heel treads upon the faces of the poor. Determined to crush the working class at any cost, the brutal dictatorship incites a paranoid atmosphere of witch-hunting hysteria, employing gangs of thugs to stifle free speech. Avis Everhard, wife of a labor leader, narrates this gripping novel. In moving terms, she reveals the wretched poverty that props up aristocratic wealth and recounts the desperate struggles of revolutionaries against the insidious rise of the Iron Heel.
George Orwell hailed this prescient tale as "a truer prophecy of the future than either Brave New World or The Shape of Things to Come." Written more than a century ago, Jack London's harrowing vision of class warfare and a totalitarian state anticipates the development of fascism, the spread of terrorism, and the oppressive forces of government surveillance and authority. A short novel with remarkable depth, it continues to resonate with modern readers as both a satire and a warning.

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L'autore:

Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

Contenuti:

1. My Eagle 2. Challenges 3. Jackson's Arm 4. Slaves of the Machine 5. The Philomaths 6. Adumbrations 7. The Bishop's Vision 8. The Machine-Breakers 9. The Mathematics of a Dream 10. The Vortex 11. The Great Adventure 12. The Bishop 13. The General Strike 14. The Beginning of the End 15. Last Days 16. The End 17. The Scarlet Livery 18. In the Shadow of Sonoma 19. Transformation 20. A Lost Oligarch 21. The Roaring Abysmal Beast 22. The Chicago Commune 23. The People of the Abyss 24. Nightmare 25. The Terrorists

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0486473651
• ISBN 13: 9780486473659
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208