«The Iron Heel» em inglês com tradução paralela

The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908. Considered to be one of the earliest examples of modern dystopian fiction, it is also unusual for London’s work in being one of his only books featuring a female protagonist. Told through a fictional manuscript written by Avis Everhard and found centuries later, it tells the story of an America that falls to a dictatorial oligarchy. Ruled by a collection of robber barons that manipulated their wealth to freeze everyone else out of the market, the book chronicles the eventual resistance that rises up and their fate as they battle against a repressive government. Exploring themes of anti-capitalism, revolution, and the power of historical artifacts to shape how we see the world, it is considered the work of London’s that most clearly explores his socialist views.