Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
Born
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
(1871-08-27)August 27, 1871
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died
December 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 74)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation
Novelist
Movement
Social realism, naturalism
Spouses
Sara Osborne White
(m. 1898; sep. 1909)
Helen Patges Richardson
(m. 1944)
Relatives
Paul Dresser (brother)
Signature
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ˈdraɪsər,-zər/;[1] August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency.[2] Dreiser's best known novels include Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925).
^"Dreiser". Dictionary.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
^Van Doren, Carl (1925). American and British Literature since 1890. Century Company.
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the nature-fakers." Along with his contemporaries Frank Norris and TheodoreDreiser, London was influenced by the naturalism of European writers such as...
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