Questa serie si addentra nel mondo dietro le quinte della scena letteraria della fine del XIX secolo, dove ambizione, talento e cinismo si scontrano con le dure realtà del mercato librario. Segue gli alti e bassi di scrittori emergenti i cui sogni di fama si scontrano con le pressioni commerciali e i compromessi etici. Offre uno sguardo acuto sul processo creativo e sulla lotta per la sopravvivenza in un ambiente editoriale competitivo.
Regarded as Gissing's finest novel, New Grub Street tells the story of the lives and dreams of Jasper Milvain, an ambitious, cynical young writer, and Edwin Reardon, a talented novelist with limited prospects. Set in the literary and journalistic circles of 1880s London, the world that Gissing himself inhabited, this late-Victorian novel is a classic
The narrative revolves around two contrasting writers: Edwin Reardon, a talented yet commercially unsuccessful novelist who is introspective and reserved, and Jasper Milvain, an ambitious journalist who embodies a mix of hard work and cynicism. Their differing approaches to writing and the literary world of late Victorian society highlight themes of ambition, morality, and the evolving nature of literature. The dynamic between these characters explores the struggles and ethical dilemmas faced by writers during this period.