Burning Daylight
1910 novel by Jack London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Jack London |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishers (United States) |
Publication date | 1910 |
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]
The phrase means "spending time uselessly", something that the main character was expressly against, and tried to live his life to the fullest.
American film adaptations
Canadian film adaptation
- Burning Daylight (2010)
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]
USSR (Russia) film adaptation
- Time-does-not-wait (Russian) Time-does-not-wait (1975)
Reception
Some critics see Burning Daylight not a novel but a series of short stories.[21]
References
External links
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