Title: The Game: A Classic Boxing Novel of Risk, Love, and Consequence (Paperback or Softback)
Publisher: Wilder Publications 2/13/2014
Publication Date: 2014
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1627556109
ISBN 13: 9781627556101
Binding: Paperback or Softback
Condition: New
Weight: 0.17 pounds
Book Type: Book

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A stark and tightly constructed novel of boxing, risk, and the human cost of physical ambition. In The Game, Jack London turns to the world of prizefighting to examine courage, discipline, and the limits of the body under pressure. The story follows Joe Fleming, an amateur boxer whose dedication to the sport brings both personal fulfillment and unforeseen consequence.

Set against the working-class milieu that London knew well, the narrative captures the intensity of the boxing ring alongside the emotional stakes beyond it, particularly in Joe's relationship with his wife. London approaches the subject without sentimentality, presenting both the allure of competition and the inherent dangers of the sport with clarity and restraint.

First published in 1905, The Game stands apart within London's body of work for its focus on sport and physical conflict as a lens for broader human concerns. Concise and direct, it offers a powerful exploration of ambition, love, and the irreversible outcomes that can arise from a single moment of risk.

About the Author

Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist and short story writer known for his vivid portrayals of survival, labor, and the natural world. His most famous works, including The Call of the Wild and White Fang, established him as a major figure in American literature. Drawing on his own experiences as a laborer, sailor, and adventurer, London brought a direct and often unflinching realism to his fiction, exploring themes of struggle, endurance, and human limitation.

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