Frank Norris

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human naturalist writer novelist

Frank Norris was an American novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his naturalistic works such as "McTeague" and "The Octopus," which explored the harsh realities of American life and capitalism.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → naturalist writer → novelist →
activeYearsInLiterature	1890s → early 1900s →
burialPlace	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, California →
causeOfDeath	peritonitis →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
coveredConflict	Second Boer War →
dateOfBirth	1870-03-05 →
dateOfDeath	1902-10-25 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → University of California, Berkeley →
employer	Doubleday & McClure Company → McClure's Magazine → San Francisco Wave →
familyName	Norris →
fullName	Benjamin Franklin Norris Jr. →
genre	naturalist fiction → novel →
givenName	Benjamin →
influenced	American naturalist writers →
influencedBy	naturalism → Émile Zola →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	literary naturalism →
name	Frank Norris →
notableWork	Blix → McTeague → Moran of the Lady Letty → The Octopus: A Story of California → The Pit: A Story of Chicago → Vandover and the Brute →
notedFor	critique of monopolies and railroad power in the American West → vivid, often brutal depictions of human behavior →
occupation	journalist → novelist → war correspondent →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	San Francisco, California, United States →
positionHeld	war correspondent in South Africa →
setIn	American West → California →
spouse	Jeannette Black →
studiedAt	Académie Julian →
workFocus	conflict between individuals and economic forces → effects of capitalism → harsh realities of American life →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Émile Zola →	influenced
Frank Norris →	name