Bibliograph

Twelve men, by Theodore Dreiser

Type

Label

Twelve men, by Theodore Dreiser

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twelve men

Oclc number

1248884

resource.references

Pizer, D. Dreiser, A19-1

Responsibility statement

by Theodore Dreiser

Summary

"In 1919, having recently accepted the publishing contract of a new publisher, Dreiser proposed to publish a "book of characters" that would collect twelve biographical sketches of individuals who were major influences on Dreiser, both as a man and as a writer. The resulting narratives combine the best attributes of the character sketch, the autobiography, and the short story into miniature masterpieces of prose. The men profiled in Twelve Men are a diverse and colorful group: from Dreiser's equally famous brother, the song-writer Paul Dreiser's ("My Brother Paul"), to the entirely obscure railroad foreman Michael Burke ("The Mighty Rourke"), on whose work crew Dreiser had labored in 1903. The twelve narratives are compelling portraits of the men portrayed, but they also reveal many insights into Dreiser's own life and work."--Goodreads website

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