Martin Eden
Edition: World Digital Library Edition
Publisher: Barnes & Noble World Digital Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: eBook
ISBN-13: 9780594102144; 9780594104223
Description: A semi-autobiographical novel, Martin Eden tells the story of a writer working to achieve recognition. When he finally finds fame he becomes disillusioned. Not only does he come to realize that the woman he was working so hard to impress isn ́t worth the effort after all, but he feels that he has failed his true self. Dejected, he leaves for the South Seas, where the unthinkable happens.