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The Financier (Paperback)
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The Financier (Paperback)
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List price R475
Loot Price R432
Discovery Miles 4 320
You Save R43 (9%)
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The Financier (1912) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser. The first
installment of Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire, The Financier has
endured as a classic of naturalist fiction and remains a powerful
example of social critique over a century after its publication.
Followed by The Titan (1914) and The Stoic (1947), The Financier
captures the greed at the heart of the Gilded Age, a time when
tycoons rose with total impunity to take over swaths of American
industry. Based on the life of Charles Yerkes, an influential
businessman who funded the development of railway systems in
Chicago and London, The Financier is a masterpiece of twentieth
century American literature that continues to resonate today. Born
the son of a banker, Frank Cowperhood comes of age in a rapidly
changing Philadelphia. Determined to make something at himself, he
discovers his talent for purchasing goods at a low price in order
to sell them for a profit to local stores. Eventually, he finds
work at several local finance companies, gaining the trust of the
local elite while enriching himself through dubious deals and
schemes. Despite his young age, he marries a wealthy widow,
cementing his status as a man of fortune. When he is caught up in
an investigation into thefts from the city treasury, he is forced
to rely on his hard-earned talent for grifting in order to keep
himself out of prison. Through bribery, blackmail, and
extortion-the means with which he made his way to the top-he
attempts to lift himself from the depths of his own undoing. The
Financier is a story of romance, greed, and betrayal that says as
much about a single man as it does about the values of an entire
society. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Theodore Dreiser's The
Financier is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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