The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser
Taste attributes: dramabusinesspsychologicalhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearself destruction/implosionsocial commentaryempowerment/personal growth
Boxlist takeA realistic novel that is weighty and morally murky. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About This Book
The Stoic is the last volume of Theodore Dreiser's 'Trilogy of Desire'. It is the only work in which Dreiser is concerned with the Vedanta thoughts of Indian philosophical school. The novelist in his two earlier novels The Financier and The Titan raised a few questions about the materialistic satisfaction in the life of the protagonist, Cowperwood.
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- Author
- Theodore Dreiser
- Published
- 1947
- Pages
- 310
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