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John Paul Dreiser, Theodore Dreiser's father, was a German immigrant and the model for old Rogaum. Theresa's love of the city matches Theodore's love and experiences of a large city. The experience of Theresa going off with the young man Almerting is the same as Theodore's sisters', Sylvia and Emma, when they went off with some young men in ...
Chains was Dreiser's second collection of short stories. [1] It sold 12,000 copies in the first year, which has been deemed to have been a moderate success. [1] Carl Van Doren described the stories as 'powerful'. [1]
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Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ ˈ d r aɪ s ər,-z ər /; [1] August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. [2]
An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser.He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906 and the trial of her lover, Chester Gillette.
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First edition (publ. John Lane) The "Genius" is a semi-autobiographical novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1915.The story 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 Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes.Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his lengthy work as The Financier. [1]