| Author: | Frank Norris | ISBN: | 9781411466128 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | March 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank Norris |
| ISBN: | 9781411466128 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | March 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
McTeague is a riveting tale of murder and greed set in the squalid, urban world of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. More significantly, the novel is the premiere document of American literary naturalism and provides a vital glimpse into the turbulent American society of the period. Through his focus on the transformation of the slow-witted dentist McTeague into an animalistic, hunted murderer, Frank Norris creates a story in which desperate characters on the fringe of society are corrupted and destroyed by their uncontrollable desires.
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
McTeague is a riveting tale of murder and greed set in the squalid, urban world of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. More significantly, the novel is the premiere document of American literary naturalism and provides a vital glimpse into the turbulent American society of the period. Through his focus on the transformation of the slow-witted dentist McTeague into an animalistic, hunted murderer, Frank Norris creates a story in which desperate characters on the fringe of society are corrupted and destroyed by their uncontrollable desires.
