An American Tragedy

A novel recognized as the pinnacle of Theodore Dreiser's work.
The book that inspired the iconic Oscar-winning film "A Place in the Sun".
A harsh rebuke of the "American Dream," based on real events.
Clyde Griffiths, "an average young American with a typically American outlook on life," desperately seeks to establish himself in high society at any cost. For the sake of an affair with the wealthy heiress Sondra Finchley, he decides to put an end to his relationship with Roberta, a simple factory worker, in one fatal blow…
Thus, before our eyes, "An American Tragedy" begins to unfold – an extraordinary tale of love and betrayal, murder and repentance, illusions and their shattering.