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The iron heel
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The Iron Heel is Jack London's dystopian novel depicting the rise of a tyrannical oligarchy in the United States and the socialist resistance against it. It suits readers interested in early speculative fiction, political themes, and the history of dystopian literature.
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Jack London: An Introduction for New ReadersAn American writer of frontier adventure, animal stories and political fiction, and where a newcomer might begin.
Jack London
John Griffith London, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing.
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