CALL OF THE WILD
Author:
Jack London
First Edition:
The Call of the Wild, 1903
Main illustrators:
Banus Becque Bransom Bull Lapointe Laverdet Mignon Munch Pilorget
In short:
Alaska, 1900. Two gold diggers and Buck, the sledge dog, are about to undertake a dangerous adventure through rebellious yet fascinating scenery. It's a tale where men and dogs are at death's door, fighting in a gold rush.
Selection of edition:
Call of the Wild, illustrated by Paul Bransom, Macmillan, 1903.
Call of the Wild, illustrated by Charles Bull, Macmillan, 1903.
L'Appel de la Forêt, illustrated by Maurice de Becque, 1931.
L'Appel de la forêt, illustrated by Pierre Fassel, Lito, 1978.
L'appel de la forêt, illustrated by Claude Lapointe, Gallimard, 1979.
L'Appel de la forêt, illustrated by Tador Banus, Gallimard, 1987.
L'Appel de la forêt, illustrated by Bruno Pilorget, éd. de l'Amitié, 1989.
L'Appel de la forêt, illustrated by Philippe Munch, Gallimard, 1994.
L'Appel de la Forêt, illustrated by Marcel Laverdet, Hemma, 1994.
L'Appel de la forêt, illustrated by Patrice Douenat, Nathan, 1995.
L'appel de la forêt, illustrated by Tudor Banus, Gallimard, 1997.
L'appel de la forêt, illustrated by Philippe Mignon, Nathan, 1999.
Adaptations:
The call of the wild, film by William Wellman, 1935.
Call of the Wild, 1972, starring Charlton Heston. More somber, high-handed adaptation with gorgeous Finnish scenery.
Call of the Wild, directed by Alan Smithee in 1993. Violent but engaging adaptation of the classic
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