An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiser
1,456 pages~24 hrs
“Some dreams are worth dying for; others are worth killing for.”
Driven by a desperate hunger for status, Clyde Griffiths finds himself caught between a working-class lover and the glittering promise of high society. As his ambition spirals into a high-stakes legal drama, this haunting classic explores how far one man will go to achieve the ultimate American Dream.
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