 First edition | |
| Author | Theodore Dreiser |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiography |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United States |
An Amateur Laborer is an autobiographical book by Theodore Dreiser.
Overview
Although started in 1904, it was only published posthumously in 1983.
The book is an autobiographical account of a three-year struggle with neurasthenia in the aftermath of Sister Carrie 's financial failure. After being constantly turned down for publications while living in Brooklyn, Dreiser finds a job as a manual worker on a railroad. Eventually, his brother Paul Dresser sends him to a health resort, leading to his replenished morale.
References
- ^ Keith Newlin, A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2003, p. 8
- ^ E.L. Doctorow, 'The Novelist Who Was Born', The New York Times, December 4, 1983
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