"Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer.This book is a favorite among writers, who relate to Martin Eden's speculation that when he mailed off a manuscript, 'there was no human editor ...
Recounts the story of Martin Eden, a young seaman struggling to obtain social and intellectual recognition as a writer
Smitten with a cultivated young woman, a sailor determines to better himself. London's semi-autobiographical novel offers a thought-provoking study of ambition, highlighted by memorable characters and a compelling narrative.
Jack London's Martin Eden was first published in 1909 and is the story of a young writer's quest for celebrity and love.
Ecrit en 1909, ce roman quasi autobiographique constitue une excellente introduction aux livres nombreux de cet écrivain américain. Méconnu et injustement oublié, on le redécouvre comme un conteur captivant et vigoureux. [SDM].
How is this book unique?
Martin Eden, Jack London's semiautobiographical novel about a struggling young writer, is considered by many to be the author's most mature work.
Eden represents writers' frustration with publishers by speculating that when he mails off a manuscript, a "cunning arrangement of cogs" immediately puts it in a new envelope and returns it automatically with a rejection slip.[citation ...
The publishing house in order to his reputation has also accepted he all sorts of harsh requests, he became the famous writer. He can't understand that these works all are already finish, they haven't been changed as well as Martin himself.
"Martin Eden (1909) is a novel by American author Jack London, about a struggling young writer.This book is a favorite among writers, who relate to Martin Eden's speculation that when he mailed off a manuscript, 'there was no human editor ...
Martin Eden
It is the machines of the cannery that roughen Lizzie Connolly's hands and make her, in his eyes, unfit for Martin Eden's love; Ruth's hands are soft, for she has never had to work and so is superior in culture.
Mart Eden, the hoodlum, and Mart Eden, the sailor, had been real, had been he; but Martin Eden! the famous writer, did not exist. Martin Eden, the famous writer, was a vapor that had arisen in the mobmind and by the mobmind had been ...
And where does Martin Eden and the work Martin Eden performed come in in all this? he asked himself plaintively, then arose to respond cleverly and wittily to a clever and witty toast. So it went.
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E mentre egli scambiava con loro le stupidaggini delle menti stupide, nel suo pensiero apparvero gli scaffali della biblioteca, ... Accanto agli occhi arditi e provocanti della ragazza di fronte a lui, egli vide gli occhi di Ruth, ...
Martin Eden, un marin de vingt ans issu des quartiers pauvres d’Oakland, décide de se cultiver pour faire la conquête d’une jeune bourgeoise.
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The novel is heartbreaking, tragic, and rich with the themes of class struggle and prejudice. It is also hopeful in its faith in art to transform lives and has inspired countless young writers and artists to follow their dreams.
La quatrième de couverture indique : "Martin Eden, le plus autobiographique des romans de Jack London, est le récit d'un écrivain né dans les bas-fonds, homme de rien basculé dans la bourgeoisie qui croit tenir sa revanche sur la vie.