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Theodore Dreiser
The Indiana-born Dreiser (1871-1945) has never cut a dashing or romantic swath through American literature. He has no Pulitzer or Nobel Prize to signify his importance. Yet he remains for myriad re...view moreThe Indiana-born Dreiser (1871-1945) has never cut a dashing or romantic swath through American literature. He has no Pulitzer or Nobel Prize to signify his importance. Yet he remains for myriad reasons: his novels are often larger than life, rugged, and defy the norms of conventional morality and organized religion. They are unapologetic in their sexual candor--in fact, outrightly frank--and challenge even modern readers. The brooding force of Dreiser’ s writing casts a dark shadow across American letters. Here in An American Tragedy, Dreiser shows us the flip side of The American Dream in a gathering storm that echoes with all of the power and force of Dostoevsky’ s Crime and Punishment. Inspired by the writings of Balzac and the ideas of Spenser and Freud, Dreiser went on to become one of America’ s best naturalist writers. An American Tragedy is testimony to the strength of Dreiser’ s work: it retains all of its original intensity and force.view less
Books by Theodore Dreiser
The Titan Trilogy of Desire: The Financier, The Titan, The Stoic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe "Genius" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An American Tragedy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Financier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stoic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sister Carrie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bulwark Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Hoosier Holiday Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Financier Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sister Carrie: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn American Tragedy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Financier (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Financier Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sister Carrie, with eBook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Genius Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jennie Gerhardt Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sister Carrie (Unabridged) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sister Carrie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSister Carrie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings