Martin Eden

"Martin Eden" is a central, main work in the work of Jack London. The novel very soon went beyond the scope of the author’s plan. The private story of the writer has become a symbol, the image of a writer"s fate, in which there are more deprivations than rewards in which society rejects the creator if his work is not expressed in monetary equivalent, and in which even recognition does not bring long -awaited happiness.
The novel has an autobiographical basis and therefore has special penetration and tragedy. It was Jack London himself who fought with publishers, received a refusal to refuse, demanded the payment of fees. It was he who was starving, giving all his strength to art. It was he who earned money with hard work in the sea and in the steam laundry. He went against all circumstances and finally gained fame and recognition. But what is the price of this victory? ..
Illustrations of the St. Petersburg artist Nikolai Lavrukhin are prepared specifically for this publication and published for the first time. Created in the best traditions of a realistic drawing, they add an additional depth and reliability to the text