回来后查了,小说叫做Love Of Life,热爱生命。原来杰克伦敦一直是oakland的居民。于是趁着独立日放假,来瞻仰一下这位独特不群的小说家。杰克伦敦是一个不安于舒适的人,一直到死,他都是在到处冒险,为他的写作提供了大量充满浪漫主义的冒险色彩。他的名言是
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.