Theodore Dreiser

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human journalist naturalist writer novelist

Theodore Dreiser was an American novelist and journalist known for his naturalistic, unvarnished portrayals of urban life and social inequality in works such as "Sister Carrie" and "An American Tragedy."

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Theodore Dreiser canonical 28
Dreiser 1
Johann Paul Dreiser Jr. 1

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instanceOf human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
naturalist writer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
awardReceived William Dean Howells Medal ⓘ
surface form: Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1871-08-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1945-12-28 ⓘ
educatedAt Indiana University ⓘ
surface form: Indiana University Bloomington
familyName Theodore Dreiser self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dreiser
fieldOfWork journalism ⓘ
literature ⓘ
fullName Theodore Dreiser self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
genre nonfiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
short story ⓘ
givenName Theodore ⓘ
influenced James T. Farrell ⓘ
Norman Mailer ⓘ
Richard Wright ⓘ
influencedBy Herbert Spencer ⓘ
Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
Émile Zola ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement literary naturalism ⓘ
notableWork A Traveler at Forty ⓘ
An American Tragedy ⓘ
Dawn ⓘ
Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub ⓘ
Jennie Gerhardt ⓘ
Sister Carrie ⓘ
The Financier ⓘ
The Genius ⓘ
The Stoic ⓘ
The Titan ⓘ
Twelve Men ⓘ
occupation editor ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
periodActive early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ
surface form: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
politicalAlignment left-wing politics ⓘ
primaryTheme American capitalism ⓘ
determinism ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
urban life ⓘ
religion agnosticism ⓘ
sibling Paul Dresser ⓘ
spouse Sara White ⓘ
writingStyle naturalistic ⓘ
realist ⓘ

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Boni & Liveright → notableAuthorPublished → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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Janie Gerhardt → createdBy → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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Sister Carrie → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
An American Tragedy → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
The Financier → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
The Titan → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
The Stoic → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
The Genius → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
A Traveler at Forty → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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Hey Rub-a-Dub-Dub → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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Twelve Men → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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Jennie Gerhardt → author → Theodore Dreiser ⓘ
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