An American Tragedy - Softcover

Dreiser, Theodore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1646796020 ISBN 13: 9781646796021

Publisher: Cosimo Classics, 1925

Synopsis

"Who were these people with money, and what had they done that they should enjoy so much luxury, where others as good seemingly as themselves had nothing? And wherein did these latter differ so greatly from the successful?"

-Theodore Dreiser, An American Tragedy (1925)

An American Tragedy (1925) by Theodore Dreiser is based on the 1906 murder of Grace Brown, her lover's immorality, and his subsequent trial. The novel, laced with dramatic intrigue, is on Time magazine's list of Top 100 All-Time novels. Dreiser's tale follows the life of Clyde Griffiths and his struggle to live a successful life. His ultimate desire for status and women thwart his life goal. A tragedy in all definitions of the term, this novel is for those interested in the human condition and the demise of a common man.

About this title

About the Author

THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945) was a pre-eminent American novelist of the first half of the twentieth century. He believed that the experiences of working-class people striving for economic, emotional, and spiritual fulfillment were viable subjects for serious fiction, and for this reason he was regarded as an anatomist of the American Dream.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Publication date: 1925
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1646796020
• ISBN 13: 9781646796021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 866