Martin Eden

Author: Jack London
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: This book is part of the "Yilin World Literature Classics" series. The protagonist, Martin Eden, is a sailor, an "uncivilized savage" who accidentally meets the upper-class Rose family. Inspired by love, he persistently reads and writes, yet no one understands him, not even the goddess-like Rose who betrays him. penniless and enduring hardships, he ultimately becomes a renowned writer in Europe and America. Despite rising among the elite and amassing wealth, he has come to understand the coldness of the world and lost the joy of life. The dazzling allure of the upper class has long faded, and he cannot return to his former working world. Life is boundless nihilism. He finds his final liberation in the depths of the sea.