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Theodore Dreiser

novelist and journalist

Born: Died: American

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Dreiser's best-known novels include Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925).

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American novelist and journalist

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    Theodore Dreiser, American novelist and journalist, known for american novelist and journalist, was born on 1871-08-27.

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American novelist and journalist
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Theodore Dreiser died on 1945-01-01.

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