WHITE FANG



Author:


Jack London

First edition:


White Fang, 1907

Main Illustrators:

Boudignon Bull Eliott Gorde Guyot Henriot Mignon Prunier

In short:


White Fang is half-dog, half-wolf, born to be wild. Caught by an Indian, White Fang discovers what submission to man is. But being unteamable, many years elapsed until the animal finds a master who can tame and love him.

Selection of edition:


White Fang, illustrated by Charles Bull, Grasset Dunlop, 1914.
White Fang, illustrated by Franz Schounover, 1922.
Croc Blanc, illustrated by Harry Eliott, Hachette, 1935.
Croc Blanc, illustrated by Georges Guyot, Hachette, 1945.
Croc Blanc, illustrated by Françoise Boudignon, Hachette, 1978.
Croc-Blanc, illustrated by J. Prunier, Gallimard, 1983.
Croc-Blanc, illustrated by Monique Gorde, Lito, 1985.
Croc Blanc, illustrated by J.-L. Henriot, Hachette, 1986.
Croc Blanc, illustrated by Philippe Mignon, Nathan, 1994.


Les adaptations:


White Fang produced by Buena Vista in 1991. The film is directed by Randal Kleiser and is loosely based on jack London's novel of the same title. It narrates the adventure of a young man (starring Ethan Hawke) who journeys to Alaska during the Gold Rush and faces the challenges of nature and human greed. He finds that a wolf-dog becomes his best friend.
White Fang II, the legend of the White Wolf is Walt Disney's sequel of 1994.
White Fang and the Hunter, Italian version of 1985, more violent and scary but with wonderful scenery.