# Martin — Short Fiction character guide

> Martin in Short Fiction by Hjalmar Söderberg.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A named character with limited but distinct appearances.

## In the story

### [The Dream of Eternity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_29_se/chapters/the-dream-of-eternity)

A friend of the narrator who argues against the immortality of the soul, finding pleasure in denying it, and suggests seeking a middle course between time and eternity.

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