Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser set out to create an epic character and, in the form of Clyde Griffiths in An American Tragedy, he succeeded. Griffiths is just a Midwest kid, the son of a preacher in Kansas City, who tastes a little sophistication and then hits the road seeking pleasure and success. He has his moments, conducting …

È la storia di una ragazza Carrie venuta a Chicago a cercar lavoro. Siamo nel 1890, l'epoca dell'irrompente ascesa dell'industrialismo americano e dei primi fermenti sociali nella classe operaia. Dapprima Carrie fa l'operaia in una fabbrica di scarpe, poi diviene l'amante di un commesso viaggiatore, e fugge quindi col …

Jennie Gerhardt is a 1911 novel by Theodore Dreiser.

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The Titan is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser in 1914. It is Dreiser's sequel to The Financier.

The "Genius" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1915. It concerns Eugene Witla, a talented painter of strong sexual desires who grapples with his commitment to his art and the force of his erotic needs. The book sold 8,000 copies in the months immediately following publication but …