An American Tragedy (First Edition, in two volumes)
by Theodore Dreiser
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About This Item
Basis for the stunning, bleak 1951 film noir "A Place in the Sun," directed by George Stevens and starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Theodore Dreiser's first novel in a decade at the time, a scathing indictment of the American dream, bringing him to the zenith of his critical and commercial success.
Both volumes Near Fine. Dust jacket for Volume 1 is Very Good, bright and clean but with a chip at the top of the rear panel. Dust jacket for Volume 2 is Near Fine. In a lightly worn, Very Good plus example of the original slipcase. Dust jacket of the first volume has small chips on the rear panel and spine ends, but is otherwise intact. All told, an exceptional set.
Johnson, The Dark Page, Volume 1, pp. 44-45.
Synopsis
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser fictionalizes a famous murder that happened in the 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. His version tells the story of Clyde Griffiths, a confused and irresponsible young man. Clyde uses his position as supervisor to take advantage of a young woman, Roberta, who has fallen in love with him. Clyde falls in love with another woman, Sondra, who could provide him an entrance to society. Robert becomes pregnant, and after failing to get her an abortion, Clyde schemes to murder her when she insists on marrying him. Clyde is arrested, tried, and ultimately executed. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 list, and it is considered a classic of American crime fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161220
- Title
- An American Tragedy (First Edition, in two volumes)
- Author
- Theodore Dreiser
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Books into Film | Film Noir
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books into Film; Film Noir;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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