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Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner

Ordinary Wolves

by Seth Kantner
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  • May 1, 2004, 352 pages
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  • Aug 2005, 344 pages
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In the interview that you can read at BookBrowse, Seth Kantner says that Jack London's writing did influence him to become a writer; however he goes on to say that 'London said when you spat or pissed it crackled and froze before it hit the ground. It never did that when I was a kid––it got to 78 below one time and it never did that!'

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