Theodore Dreiser

MP3-CD

An American Tragedy

Beschreibung

This story follows a true crime murder case from New York in 1906. Clyde Griffiths is the impoverished young man from a family of street preachers who dreams of bettering his station in life. However, his dream ends in murder and he is subsequently arrested and put on trial--putting the media in a frenzy.

Autor

Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), American novelist, became known as one of the principal exponents of American naturalism, and in 1944, he was awarded the Merit Medal for Fiction by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He began his writing career as a newspaperman, working in Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. With the publication of The Financier in 1912, he was able to give up newspaper work and devote himself to writing. In addition to novels, Dreiser, a socialist, wrote several nonfiction books on political issues. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and attended Indiana University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackstone Publishing
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 2318 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798212708449
• Artikelnr.: 68541416