Financier, The : Penguin Classics

Author: Dreiser, Theodore

Brand: Penguin

Color: Black

Edition: Revised

Features:

• Penguin Books

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 528

Release Date: 25-11-2008

Part Number: 9780143105541

Details: Product Description
A master of gritty naturalism, Theodore Dreiser explores the corruption of the American dream in
The Financier. Frank Cowperwood, a fiercely ambitious businessman, emerges as the very embodiment of greed as he relentlessly seeks satisfaction in wealth, women, and power. As Cowperwood deals and double-deals, betrays and is in turn betrayed, his rise and fall come to represent the American success story stripped down to brutal realities-a struggle for spoils without conscience or pity. Dreiser's 1912 classic remains an unsparing social critique as well as a devastating character study of one of the most unforgettable American businessmen in twentieth-century literature.
About the Author
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (1871-1945) was an American author of the naturalist school, known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. By 1892 Dreiser was working in the newspaper industry, where he became acutely aware of the peculiarly American 'disease' of fortune hunting. The astute observations made in his work influenced many of Dreiser's novels, such as
The Financier (part of
The Trilogy of Desire) and
An American Tragedy. Dreiser also wrote several non-fiction books on political issues.

EAN: 9780143105541

Package Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches

Languages: English