Martin Eden

Martin Eden is the most famous novel by Jack London, first published in 1908-1909. It is largely an autobiographical book about a man who made himself, rising from the lowest ranks to achieve recognition. His love for a girl from... high society motivates the protagonist to engage in self-education. He becomes a writer, but all the publishers refuse to publish his work. And as it often happens in life, after going through hardships and humiliations, receiving rejection from his beloved girl, he finally becomes famous. But neither fame, nor money, nor success, nor even the return of his beloved can protect Martin from disillusionment in this utterly false life.