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Joan London (January 15, 1901 – January 18, 1971) was an American writer and the older of two daughters born to Jack London and his first wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern London.
Her skill as a historian and writer came to fruition in this lively account of Jack London's times. After leaving Mayes, Joan became the publications editor and research librarian for the California Labor Federation.
25. März 2003 · Author interviews. Interview with Joan London. March 25, 2003. The author of Gilgamesh talks about the making of her novel, her characters, how she used the original epic, about the differences between writing short stories and a novel, Australia in the 30s and 40, and more. Interview by Magdalena Ball.
Joan London also wrote editorials and brief articles on labor issues for The Voice of the Federation [Maritime Federation of the Pacific], The International Teamster, and Rank and File during the 1930s and 1960s. Several of her Letters to the Editor appeared in San Francisco papers.
16. Aug. 2016 · A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year: During WWII, a Jewish boy copes with a new homeland, a polio diagnosis—and falling in love for the first time.Frank Gold’s family, Hungarian Jews, have fled the perils of World War II for the safety of Australia, but not long after their arrival, thirteen-year-old Frank is diagnosed with polio.
Joan London is an Australian author of short stories, screenplays and novels. She graduated from the University of Western Australia having studied English and French, has taught English as a second language and is a bookseller.
25. Jan. 2017 · Joan London is the author of two collections of stories. The first, Sister Ships , won The Age Book of the Year (1986), and the second, Letter to Constantine , won the Steele Rudd Award and the West Australian Premier's Award for Fiction (both in 1994).
