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A chi è rivolto
You will love it if you enjoy island adventure, clever heroes, treasure hunts, pirates, storms at sea and the sunlit, rough world of South Pacific traders.
Che cos’è questo libro
What makes a man worth many millions chase a debt of twelve hundred pounds through the Solomon Islands? Because it is fun. Jack London's A Son of the Sun gathers eight tales of David Grief, a trader whose plantations, ships and pearl grounds stretch across the Pacific. He plays cards, fights pirates, outfaces hurricanes and teaches lessons to drunks and cheats. You meet him first at a cruel, hot anchorage, where a sick trader tries to sail away from his bill.
In questo riassunto
- 1A millionaire plays for a small debtFree
- 2Hard work can make a man new
- 3Pirates have taken the island of love
- 4A joke on a chief costs dearly
- 5A smooth host hides a stolen island
- 6A card game decides a young man's soul
- 7Paper money troubles Fitu-Iva
- 8Pearls and a hurricane gather at Hikihoho
- 9What binds the tales together
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A millionaire plays for a small debt
David Grief owns plantations, ships and trading stations across the South Pacific. Yet he will chase twelve hundred pounds through the Solomon Islands for the sheer fun of it. The first tale shows what kind of man he is.
Harrison Griffiths, a fever-ridden trader, plans to sail away without paying. Grief boards his ketch, the Willi-Waw, and shows an admiralty warrant. Griffiths then holds a rifle on him and demands a signed receipt. Grief answers with a hidden revolver and a leap overboard, while bullets splash around him.
Grief does not give up. He learns where Griffiths will anchor next, then takes a whaleboat, six men, axes and two bright lanterns to a dark cove. London says the sun breaks most white men into brutes, but Grief thrives in it. For him, danger is a game played for joy.
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Questions about Un figlio del Sole
What is A Son of the Sun about?
It is a set of eight tales about David Grief, a rich trader who roams the South Pacific. In each one he meets a cheat, a pirate, a storm or a bully, and settles it with nerve and wit.
Is A Son of the Sun a novel or short stories?
It is a collection of linked short stories. Each chapter is its own adventure, but David Grief appears in every one, so the book reads like a single long cruise through the islands.
Who is David Grief?
Grief is a trader of English ancestry with plantations, ships and pearl grounds across the Pacific. His skin resists the sun, and he plays the trading game for its excitement, not for the money.
What does the title A Son of the Sun mean?
It describes Grief himself. Where the tropical sun wears down and corrupts most white men, he grows browner and stronger. London presents him as someone born to live in the sun and enjoy it.
Is the book easy to follow?
Yes, the tales are separate, each with a clear problem, lively dialogue and quick action. You can read one chapter on its own, and the sea terms are easy to follow from context.