Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie

"Sister Carrie" is the first novel by Theodore Dreiser, published at the turn of the century in 1900. For world literature, this novel became a symbol of American realism: with genuine plausibility, Dreiser paints a portrait of a provincial actress seeking happiness in the big city... Eighteen-year-old Caroline Meeber, whom everyone calls Carrie, arrives from a small town to stay with relatives in Chicago. The young girl is full of bright dreams and hopes; she wants to find her happiness in the big city. Despite achieving success and prosperity, "the door to complete human happiness remained closed to her." With extraordinary truthfulness, the author tells of her disappointments and experiences, and the tragedy of the man who fell in love with her — the once respectable and quite well-off George Hurstwood.

Author: Theodore Dreiser

Translation: Mark Volosov

Pages: 608 (offset). Hardcover

Dimensions: 218x145x28

Series: Elegant Classics