| The Financier Contributor(s): Dreiser, Theodore (Author), Ziff, Larzer (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014310554X ISBN-13: 9780143105541 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: 1927. American author, outstanding representative of naturalism, whose novels depict real-life subjects in a harsh light. Dreiser's books were held to be amoral, and he battled throughout his career against censorship and popular taste. The Financier begins his trilogy of desire, the story of a captain of high finance, Frank Cowperhood. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008028582 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.12" W x 7.76" (0.77 lbs) 528 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |