Which languages can I read The Call of the Wild in?

English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.

About 21,760 words in 7 chapters: around 5 min – 4 h 30 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.

Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.

Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?

Yes. Download the EPUB for Kobo, Apple Books and most e-readers, or the AZW3 or MOBI for a Kindle, with each paragraph followed by its translation. There is also a side-by-side PDF to print, and each language on its own.

Klassiker leicht erzählt A2 · Easy Classics A2 · Geschichte 6

Ruf der Wildnis

Retold in easy English (A2) from the novel by Jack London

In each language: The Call of the Wild · Ruf der Wildnis · La llamada de lo salvaje · L’Appel de la forêt · Il richiamo della foresta · 野生の呼び声 · 야성의 부름 · O Chamado da Natureza · Chemarea străbunilor · Vahşetin Çağrısı · 野性的呼唤

Jack London's famous adventure, the whole book, retold in easy English. Buck is a big, happy dog on a sunny farm in California. One night a man steals him and sells him to the far North, where men are looking for gold in the snow. Buck must learn to pull a sled, to live with hunger and cold, and to fight for his place in the team. Then he finds a master he loves more than his life. But deep in the forest, something is calling him.

In English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese · 7 chapters · about 21,800 words · 5 min – 4 h 30 min to read.

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In die Wildnis

Into the Wild

Buck hat keine Zeitungen gelesen. Deshalb hat er nichts von den Problemen gewusst, die gekommen sind. Sie waren schon unterwegs zu ihm und zu jedem großen, starken Hund mit langen, warmen Haaren an der Westküste.

Buck did not read the newspapers. So he did not know about the trouble that was coming. It was coming for him, and for every big, strong dog with long, warm hair on the west coast.

Weit weg im Norden haben Männer Gold gefunden. Der Klondike war ein kaltes Land ganz im Norden von Kanada, und dort war das Gold. Bald sind Tausende von Männern nach Norden gereist, und alle wollten Hunde. Sie wollten schwere Hunde mit starken Körpern für die harte Arbeit und mit dickem Fell gegen die Kälte.

Far away in the North, men found gold. The Klondike was a cold land in the far north of Canada, and the gold was there. Soon thousands of men were travelling north, and they all wanted dogs. They wanted heavy dogs with strong bodies for hard work and thick hair against the cold.

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Languages

The Call of the Wild · English (original)A2 Easy · 21,760 words · ~4 h
Ruf der Wildnis · GermanA2 Easy · 22,718 words · ~4 h 15 min
La llamada de lo salvaje · SpanishA2 Easy · 21,404 words · ~4 h
L’Appel de la forêt · FrenchA2 Easy · 23,881 words · ~4 h 30 min
Il richiamo della foresta · ItalianA2 Easy · 22,041 words · ~4 h
野生の呼び声 · JapaneseA2 Easy · 478 words · ~5 min
야성의 부름 · KoreanA2 Easy · 14,900 words · ~2 h 45 min
O Chamado da Natureza · PortugueseA2 Easy · 21,307 words · ~4 h
Chemarea străbunilor · RomanianA2 Easy · 21,502 words · ~4 h
Vahşetin Çağrısı · TurkishA2 Easy · 15,888 words · ~3 h
野性的呼唤 · ChineseA2 Easy · 478 words · ~5 min

Open in the reader: German with English · English with German · Spanish with English · French with English · Italian with English · Japanese with English · Korean with English · Portuguese with English · Romanian with English · Turkish with English · Chinese with English

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Questions

Which languages can I read The Call of the Wild in?: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
What level is it?: The original English is A2 Easy. In translation, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish and Chinese are A2 Easy. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from A1 (beginner) to C2.
How long is it?: About 21,760 words in 7 chapters: around 5 min – 4 h 30 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?: Yes. Read it online with no account. The e-reader files (EPUB, and AZW3 and MOBI for Kindle) need a free account; the PDF doesn't.
Can I read it on a Kindle or Kobo?: Yes. Download the EPUB for Kobo, Apple Books and most e-readers, or the AZW3 or MOBI for a Kindle, with each paragraph followed by its translation. There is also a side-by-side PDF to print, and each language on its own.