book cover of An American Tragedy
Added by 11 members
 

An American Tragedy

(1925)
A novel by

 
 
Theodore Dreiser set out to create an epic character and, in the form of Clyde Griffiths in An American Tragedy, he succeeded. Griffiths is just a Midwest kid, the son of a preacher in Kansas City, who tastes a little sophistication and then hits the road seeking pleasure and success. He has his moments, conducting more than one romantic affair, until that ill-advised pursuit ensnares him. Then he reads about an "accident" of a young woman and ponders a dastardly deed ... Dreiser spins these scenes with the eye of a master in control of his form. An American Tragedy stands as an American masterpiece.


Genre: Mystery

Visitors also looked at these books


Used availability for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy


About Fantastic Fiction       Information for Authors