The Call of the Wild

Description

‘He was sounding the deeps of his nature, and of the parts of his nature that were deeper than he, going back into the womb of Time.’ The Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, half St Bernard, half sheepdog, who is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet and sold to dog traders. The brutality of Buck’s new life in the wilderness of Canada, forces his natural instincts and behaviour to emerge as he works as a mail carrying sled dog, protecting himself against other dogs and sleeping out in the cold snow. The Call of the Wild explores the timeless relationship between man and dog, and the inevitable draw of primitive instincts that pull Buck away from civilization and humanity towards the lawless and harsh wilderness.