by Jack London · Edições Quasi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789895523672
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«A peste escarlate» is the science fiction novel by Jack London, published by Edições Quasi in paperback (91 pages, in Portuguese).
A plague has decimated humanity and left cities dead. An elderly university professor, one of the few survivors, tries to educate his grandchildren, who have reverted to a savage state, while telling them of his experiences in a depopulated world and attempting to pass on the values of knowledge and civilization.
Work originally published in 1912 as The Scarlet Plague; this 2008 Portuguese edition includes translation by Maria Franco and Cabral do Nascimento.
A work aimed at readers of classic science fiction and post-apocalyptic tales.
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.
