Theodore Dreiser

The Stoic (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Stoic" is the last novel in the trilogy about the fate of Frank Cowperwood, which began in the books Financier and Titan. In this work, Theodore Dreiser completes the story of an ambitious entrepreneur, for whom success and money have always been the main guidelines. Frank Cowperwood, a talented financier and tycoon, is achieving a new level of wealth by conquering London. However, his path to the top is accompanied not only by triumphs, but also by difficulties - disappointments and awareness of his own boundaries. Will he find true happiness or will he remain a prisoner of his aspirations? The novel "Stoic" is not only an action-packed story of the rise and fall of one man, but also a deep reflection on the meaning of life, the price of success and the inevitability of fate. Enjoy the story of Frank Cowperwood in the original language without translation or adaptation.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lingua
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9785171697983
• Artikelnr.: 74189336

Autorenporträt

Theodore Dreiser¿s An American Tragedy (1925) is nothing less than what the title holds it to be; it is the story of a weak-willed young man who is both villain and victim (the victim of a valueless, materialistic society) and someone who ultimately destroys himself. Dreiser modeled the story of Clyde Griffiths on a real-life murder that took place in 1906; a young social climber of considerable charm murdered his pregnant girlfriend to get her out of the way so that he could instead play to the affections of a rich girl who had begun to notice him. But An American Tragedy is more than simply a powerful murder story. Dreiser pours his own dark yearnings into his character, Clyde Griffiths, as he details the young man¿s course through his ambitions of wealth, power, and satisfaction. 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 An American Tragedy, 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 Crime and Punishment. Inspired by the writings of Balzac and the ideas of Spenser and Freud, Dreiser went on to become one of Americäs best naturalist writers. An American Tragedy is testimony to the strength of Dreiser¿s work: it retains all of its original intensity and force.