noun
United States novelist (1871-1945)
• Syn: ↑Dreiser, ↑Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
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(1871–1945) a US writer of novels and short stories, which were often about poor people with unhappy lives. He was opposed to the idea of the ↑American dream of success. His best-known books were Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925), both of which were made into films.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.