Sister Carrie
1900 novel by Theodore Dreiser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the novel. For the opera based on the novel, see Sister Carrie (opera).
Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) about a young woman who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream. She first becomes a mistress to men that she perceives as superior, but later becomes a famous actress. It has been called the "greatest of all American urban novels".[2]
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Author | Theodore Dreiser |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Literary realism |
Set in | Chicago, New York City and Montreal, 1889–93 |
Publisher | Doubleday, Page |
Publication date | 1900 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 557 |
OCLC | 11010924 |
813.52 | |
LC Class | PS3507 .R55 |
Followed by | Jennie Gerhardt |
Text | Sister Carrie at Wikisource |
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