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.
| ISBN: | 9780143105541 |
| Publication date: | 2nd April 2009 |
| Author: | Theodore Dreiser |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 505 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
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.
The Financier features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
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The Financier was written by Theodore Dreiser and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Financier has 505 pages
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