{"product_id":"sister-carrie-paperback-4","title":"Sister Carrie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis landmark novel about a small-town girl who runs away to the big city has been hailed as one of the greatest portraits of urban life in American literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Theodore Dreiser's epic first novel stormed onto the literary scene in 1900, it was a breath of fresh air in more ways than one. Celebrated for the vibrant and gritty realism of its portrayal of city life, \u003ci\u003eSister Carrie\u003c\/i\u003e also gave the world an unforgettable heroine--a thoroughly modern young woman who turned the traditional cautionary tale of the fallen woman on its head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Carrie Meeber runs away to Chicago, she has nothing to rely on but her beauty and a fierce determination to improve her life. She escapes work in a factory by becoming the mistress of first one man and then a more successful one but ultimately leaves them behind for success and fame on the stage in New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong hailed as one of the best novels of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eSister Carrie\u003c\/i\u003e provides a panoramic view of the dynamic and relentless forces that still drive city life and American culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHEODORE DREISER was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1871. After a poor and difficult childhood, Dreiser broke into newspaper work in Chicago in 1892. A successful career as a magazine writer in New York during the late 1890s was followed by his first novel, \u003ci\u003eSister Carrie\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1900. Over the next two decades he published works in a number of literary forms, and his 1925 novel, \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, brought him universal acclaim. Dreiser died in Los Angeles in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sister Carrie\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767665295648,"sku":"9780593314883","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/244f683481a63b5bf914d5b8028ad5e3.jpg?v=1780314769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sister-carrie-paperback-4","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}