Martin Eden - Brossura

London, Jack

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486817121 ISBN 13: 9780486817125

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2018

Riassunto

Smitten with a beautiful and cultivated young woman, a bright but uncultured sailor determines to better himself intellectually and socially. Martin Eden turns his attention and energy from drinking and brawling to an aggressive pursuit of self-education through reading. Martin's determined striving leads to a resolve to become a writer himself, but his success comes at the price of disillusionment, leaving him stranded between his proletariat origins and the bourgeois world.
Originally published in 1909, Jack London's semi-autobiographical novel reflects the painful struggles with learning that led to his eventual achievement of literary fame. Martin Eden addresses the author's internal conflict between his dream of a cooperative socialist utopia and his survival-of-the-fittest evolutionary views. Widely considered London's most mature work, the book abounds in memorable characters and settings as well as thought-provoking explorations of the nature of love, the importance of remaining true to personal aspirations rather than others' expectations, and the injustice of class divisions.

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""Martin Eden" is assuredly one of Jack London's greatest works." --Upton Sinclair

"Martin Eden" is assuredly one of Jack London s greatest works. Upton Sinclair"

Martin Eden is assuredly one of Jack London s greatest works. Upton Sinclair" --Upton Sinclair

"Martin Eden is assuredly one of Jack London's greatest works." --Upton Sinclair

L'autore:

Novelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876–1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame. The bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era, London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon his experiences as a cannery worker, sailor, railroad hobo, and prospector.

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0486817121
• ISBN 13: 9780486817125
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328