Book cover for Dawn: A History Of Myself by Theodore Dreiser

Dawn

A History Of Myself

2010 Released
596 Pages
9-13 Hours
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Kessinger PublishingISBN 9781163178799

""Dawn: A History of Myself"" is an autobiographical work by the American author Theodore Dreiser. The book chronicles Dreiser's life from his childhood in Indiana to his rise to fame as a writer in New York City. The narrative is divided into three parts, with each section focusing on a different period in Dreiser's life. The first part explores his early years, including his family background, education, and early experiences as a journalist. The second part covers his struggles as a writer, including his early attempts at fiction and his eventual breakthrough with the novel ""Sister Carrie."" The final part of the book deals with Dreiser's personal life, including his marriages and relationships, as well as his political and social beliefs. Throughout the book, Dreiser reflects on his own experiences and the events that shaped his life, offering insights into the creative process and the challenges of being an artist in the early 20th century. ""Dawn: A History of Myself"" is a candid and introspective memoir that provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of America's greatest writers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Theodore Dreiser

The Indiana-born Dreiser (1871-1945) has never cut a dashing or romantic swath through American literature. He has no Pulitzer or Nobel Prize to signify his importance. Yet he remains for myriad reasons: his novels are often larger than life, rugged, and defy the norms of conventional morality and organized religion. They are unapologetic in their sexual candor--in fact, outrightly frank--and challenge even modern readers. The brooding force of Dreiser’ s writing casts a dark shadow across American letters. Here in <i>An American Tragedy</i>, Dreiser shows us the flip side of The American Dream in a gathering storm that echoes with all of the power and force of Dostoevsky’ s <i>Crime and Punishment</i>. Inspired by the writings of Balzac and the ideas of Spenser and Freud, Dreiser went on to become one of America’ s best naturalist writers. <i>An American Tragedy</i> is testimony to the strength of Dreiser’ s work: it retains all of its original intensity and force.

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