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Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933
Born
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser

(1871-08-27)August 27, 1871
DiedDecember 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 74)
OccupationNovelist
MovementSocial realism, naturalism
Spouses
Sara Osborne White
(m. 1898; sep. 1909)
Helen Patges Richardson
(m. 1944)
RelativesPaul Dresser (brother)
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Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/ˈdrsər, -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).

  1. ^ "Dreiser". Dictionary.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Van Doren, Carl (1925). American and British Literature since 1890. Century Company.

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