Theodore Dreiser (1871–1945) was an eminent American writer and public figure. The trilogy «Titan», «Stoic» and «The Financier» brought him worldwide fame, and «American Tragedy» became the pinnacle of his creativity.
Sister Carrie (1900) is Dreiser’s first novel. The book tells how the notorious «American Dream» is actually being realized, when a person from the lower classes of society, overcoming obstacles, moves towards a set goal and reaches the heights of success. The main character of the novel is Caroline (Kerry) Meber, an eighteen-year-old provincial from a poor family. Arriving with her older sister in Chicago, she is forced to take a hard, low-paid job in a factory: she is not taken anywhere else. Exhausting poverty pushes a fragile girl on the path of a kept woman — the mistress of successful men who manipulate her, seducing with false promises. Meanwhile, Kerry dreams of becoming an actress. Whether her dream will come true, you will find out by listening to the audio version of the novel.
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Translation — Mark Volosov
Music — Vyacheslav Tupichenko
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