Theodore Dreiser

TheodoreHermanAlbertDreiser(August27,1871?–December28,1945)wasanAmericannovelistandjournalistofthenaturalistschool.Hisnovelsoftenfeaturedmaincharacterswhosucceededattheirobjectivesdespitealackofafirmmoralcode,andliterarysituationsthatmorecloselyresemblestudiesofnaturethantalesofchoiceandagency.Dreiser’sbestknownnovelsincludeSisterCarrie(1900)andAnAmericanTragedy(1925).