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Sister Carrie - Modern Classics Series - cover

Sister Carrie - Modern Classics Series

Theodore Dreiser

Maison d'édition: e-artnow

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Synopsis

Dissatisfied with life in her rural Wisconsin home, 18-year-old Caroline "Sister Carrie" Meeber takes the train to Chicago, where her older sister and her husband have agreed to take her in. Carrie soon embarks on a quest for work to pay rent to her sister and her husband, and takes a job running a machine in a shoe factory. Opportunities in the big city make her realize her own American Dream, first as a mistress to men that she perceives as superior, and later becoming a famous actress.
Disponible depuis: 15/06/2018.
Longueur d'impression: 416 pages.

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