Theodore Dreiser
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Theodore Dreiser is considered to be the foremost novelist in the American naturalism movement. He wrote one of the great Chicago novels, ”Sister Carrie” in 1900. His other Chicago fiction, ”The Financier” (1912) and ”The Titan” (1914), are both based on the career of Charles T. Yerkes, who built the Chicago railway system. Dresier’s autobiographical writings also are interesting for their treatment of turn-of-the-century Chicago, especially ”A Book About Myself” in 1922.
*Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, 2011r | *In 1990, his name was engraved on the frieze of the Illinois State Library alongside other great Illinois literary figures. r
A book about myself | An American tragedy | Jennie Gerhardt | Sister Carrie | The Titan | The financier :