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An American Tragedy

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First published: 1925
Pages: 837

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Ambition curdles into catastrophe in Theodore Dreiser's massive novel, drawn from a real 1906 murder case. Clyde Griffiths, raised poor by street preachers, hungers for money and status with a longing that shapes his every choice. Work at his uncle's factory brings him a quiet affair with Roberta, a fellow employee, then a chance at Sondra, a wealthy society girl who could open every door. When Roberta's pregnancy threatens to ruin him, Clyde drifts toward a decision he can barely admit to himself, and the courtroom that follows becomes a verdict on more than one man.

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Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American writer and one of the strongest voices of literary naturalism. Drawing on journalism and real events, he built sprawling novels about ambition and social force, among them Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy, and the Cowperwood trilogy.