The Financier
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The Financier

by Theodore Dreiser

1912•Drama•524 pages

Taste attributes: dramabusinesspsychologicalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeGrounded and serious: a dark novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.7 / 5

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About This Book

The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, based on real-life streetcar tycoon Charles Yerkes. Dreiser started writing his manuscript in 1911, and the following year published the first part of his lengthy work as The Financier. The second part appeared in 1914 as The Titan; the third volume of his Trilogy of Desire was also Dreiser's final novel, The Stoic (1947).

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaBusinessPsychologicalHistoricalEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

ClassicsCapitalists and financiersPsychological fictionTrilogy of Desire813/.52

Details

Author
Theodore Dreiser
Published
1912
Pages
524
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