Synopses & Reviews
Part science fiction, part dystopian fantasy, part radical socialist tract, Jack London's The Iron Heel offers a grim depiction of warfare between the classes in America and around the globe. Originally published nearly a hundred years ago, it anticipated many features of the past century, including the rise of fascism, the emergence of domestic terrorism, and the growth of centralized government surveillance and authority. What begins as a war of words ends in scenes of harrowing violence as the state oligarchy, known as "the Iron Heel," moves to crush all opposition to its power.
- First time in Penguin Classics
- Includes introduction and explanatory notes
Synopsis
Part science fiction, part dystopian fantasy, part radical socialist tract, Jack London's The Iron Heel offers a grim depiction of warfare between the classes in America and around the globe. Originally published nearly a hundred years ago, it anticipated many features of the past century, including the rise of fascism, the emergence of domestic terrorism, and the growth of centralized government surveillance and authority. What begins as a war of words ends in scenes of harrowing violence as the state oligarchy, known as "the Iron Heel," moves to crush all opposition to its power.
Synopsis
A truer prophecy of the future than either
Brave New World or
The Shape of Things to Come.
George Orwell
Still more astonishing is the genuinely prophetic vision of the methods by which the Iron Heel will sustain its domination over crushed mankind.
Leon Trotsky
About the Author
John Griffith�"Jack"�London�(1876-1916) is an American author, journalist, and social activist.�Some of his most famous works include�The Call of the Wild�and�White Fang, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life".