The Star Rover - by Jack London (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>[A work of] true power. -- Andrew Sinclair. A lifer at San Quentin escapes the horrors of his incarceration through astral travel. A moving indictment of the brutal prison system that also illustrates the sustaining power of imagination.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A genuine quest for the myths of the unconscious. [A work of] true power. -- Andrew Sinclair. An inmate sentenced to life at San Quentin escapes the horrors of his incarceration through astral travel in this boldly imaginative work by a master storyteller. Darrell Standing endures the agonies of beatings and extended periods in a straitjacket by withdrawing into intense dreams of his past lives. Standing's fantasies transport him from his harrowing confinement to identities as a nobleman in medieval France, a shipwrecked seal-hunter, an Englishman in 17th-century Korea, and an advisor to Pontius Pilate.<br>This final novel by the author of <i>The Call of the Wild</i> is both a tale of life in solitary confinement and an epic journey across space, time, and history. Jack London delivers a moving indictment of the brutality and corruption of the prison system that is also a celebration of the power of imagination to rise above misery and to keep hope alive.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p>
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