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The "genius"

Theodore Dreiser

1967460 pagesabout 7–11 hours
1967
first published
  • 1967Penguin Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780451503756
  • 2004Kessinger Publishing · 744 pages · ENGISBN 9781417909704
  • 2017Createspace Independent Publishing Platform · 820 pagesISBN 9781974197279
  • 1976Amereon Limited · ENGISBN 9780848809942
  • 2017CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 592 pagesISBN 9781543269666
  • 2016Createspace Independent Publishing Platform · 460 pagesISBN 9781523624089
  • 2008University of Illinois Press · 1176 pages · ENGISBN 9780252031007
  • 2016Edibooks · 820 pagesISBN 9781533159397
RomanticHistoricalLong readGeneral Psychology

Dreiser's semi-autobiographical novel about a young man's unhappy marriage, adulterous relationships, and struggle to retain his artistic integrity.

How it feels

Emotional toneUnflinching

How it reads

Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensembleTwo hander
ComplexityLayered

Worth knowing

Romance levelCentralSubplot

When and where

ThemesLove
How do you feel?

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