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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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"An American Tragedy" is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, published in 1925. The book tells the story of Clyde Griffiths, a young man from a working-class background who aspires to rise above his station in life. Through a series of events, Clyde's ambition leads him to commit a heinous crime, ultimately resulting in his downfall. The novel is a powerful commentary on the American Dream and the corrupting nature of ambition. It is considered a classic of American literature and is often compared to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" for its exploration of the American psyche in the early 20th century.
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Release dateJan 13, 2023
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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.

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