An American Tragedy
American novelist, 1871–1945.
An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Theodore Dreiser
- First published
- 1925
- Length
- 870 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Crime, Class and society
Is An American Tragedy worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and All-Time 100 Novels.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 16 | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of An American Tragedy
The edition we link to is the Signet paperback (2010), 870 pages.
- Publisher
- Signet (paperback, 2010)
- Pages
- 870
- ISBN
- 9780451531551
How critics, prizes and readers rate An American Tragedy
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 21% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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