Sister Carrie (Unabridged)

Written by Theodore Dreiser

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Carrie Meeber, a small-town girl with big dreams, arrives in Chicago, a bustling city filled with both opportunity and danger. Drawn to the allure of the theater, she navigates a world of hardship and heartbreak, her unwavering ambition pushing her forward. As she climbs the ladder of success, love and loss intertwine, forcing Carrie to confront the complexities of desire and the true cost of achieving her dreams. Will the city of dreams fulfill her aspirations, or will it crush them under the weight of harsh realities? Dive into "Sister Carrie" and discover a timeless tale of ambition, resilience, and the pursuit of a life beyond ordinary.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Falcon Press
• Release date: Mar 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9798868662331

Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in Indiana, Dreiser was the son of John Paul Dreiser, a German immigrant, and Sarah Maria Schanab, a Mennonite from Ohio who converted to Catholicism and was banished by her community. Raised in a family of thirteen children, of which he was the twelfth, Dreiser attended Indiana University for a year before taking a job as a journalist for the Chicago Globe. While working for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Dreiser wrote articles on Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Dean Howells, as well as interviewed such figures as Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison. In 1900, he published his debut novel Sister Carrie, a naturalist portrait of a young midwestern woman who travels to Chicago to become an actress. Despite poor reviews, he continued writing fiction, but failed to find real success until An American Tragedy (1925), a novel based on the 1906 murder of Grace Brown. Considered a masterpiece of American fiction, the novel grew his reputation immensely, leading to his nomination for the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature, which ultimately went to fellow American Sinclair Lewis. Committed to socialism and atheism throughout his life, Dreiser was a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and a lifelong champion of the working class.