Английская Википедия:Burning Daylight

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Burning Daylight is a novel by Jack London, published in 1910, one of the best-selling books of that year[1] and London's best-selling book in his lifetime.[2] The novel has been adapted for film.

Plot

The first part of the novel[3] takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893 and in Alaska.[4] The second part of the novel takes place in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] "Burning Daylight", the main character, is partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith,[5] but named for Elam Harnish (1866-1941).[6]

Distribution

In 1910, the New York Herald published the novel serially, later that year, Macmillan published the novel as a book.[7][8][9][10]

Etymology

Shakespeare uses "burning daylight" in Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor.[7]

American film adaptations

Canadian film adaptation

The film, set in New York City, shot entirely in and around Toronto,[13] starring Robert Knepper,[14] was produced[15][16] and directed by Kazakhstani-Canadian[17] Sanzhar Sultanov. This version, based on two short stories and the novel,[18] concentrated on the second half of the book, " in Civilization". The film had a Jack London Foundation benefit preview screening on August 9, 2010 at the Sebastiani Theater in Jack London's late-life hometown of Sonoma, California.[19][20]

Reception

Some critics see Burning Daylight not a novel but a series of short stories.[21]

References

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External links

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