杰克·伦敦和我的生日是同一天。当然,我常读他的小说并非由于这个缘故。要了解伦敦的小说世界,最便利的捷径大概是阅读欧文·斯通写的传记《马背上的水手》。这本书恰到好处又扣人心弦地描写了伦敦波澜壮阔的生涯,读来不会生腻。把它和杰克·伦敦的自传小说《马丁·伊登》拿来一起阅读,他那巨大而复杂的人物形象就会鲜明地浮现出来。《马丁·伊登》是部颇为独出心裁的作品,其间有种独特的凄厉,抓住读者的双足一直拖向地狱最底层。要知道,杰克·伦敦在此书结尾让自己的投影——主人公作家马丁·伊 Jack London and my birthday are the same day. Of course, I often read his novels for no reason. To find out about London’s fictional world, the most convenient shortcut is probably to read Owen Stone’s biography “Mariner on Horseback.” This book is just right and exciting description of the magnificent career in London, read will not be greasy. To read it together with Jack London’s autobiographical novel “Martin Eden”, his huge and complex figure will emerge vividly. “Martin Eden” is quite a piece of creative work, during which there is a unique mournful, grasping the reader’s feet have been dragged to the bottom of hell. You know, Jack London at the end of the book let his projection - the hero writer Martin Yi