Kazan

by James Oliver Curwood

"Kazan" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written in 1914. It follows Kazan, a wolf-dog hybrid who escapes into the Canadian wilderness after killing a man in defense of his owner's wife. Torn between civilization and the wild, he leads a wolf pack, finds a mate named Gray Wolf, and repeatedly crosses paths with human families in need. The story chronicles his struggle to balance his dual nature while surviving harsh wilderness, dangerous predators, and human captors.