The Sea-Wolf

Jack London’s cerebral novel The Sea-Wolf follows the troubles of a literary critic who survives a shipwreck and is rescued by Wolf Larsen, the highly intelligent, but amoral captain of a seal-hunting vessel. Through his antagonist, London sought to debunk the super-man theory of Nietzche. The Sea-Wolf was released to strong commercial success on the strength of his previous work, The Call of the Wild and was well-received by critics.