McTeague A Story of San Francisco
by Frank Norris, F Norris
4.2
(10 ratings)304 pages1980Random House Publishing GroupISBN 9780449308103
About this book
Inspired by an actual crime sensationalized in the San Francisco press at the turn of the century, this riveting tale of avarice, degeneration, and death chronicles the demise of an ignorant charlatan and his avaricious wife. A compelling, realistic view of human nature at its most basic level.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9780449308103
- Language
- en
About Frank Norris
Frank Norris, (1870-1902), was an American novelist and journalist and a leader of the Naturalism movement. Norris believed that a novel should serve a moral purpose. "The novel with a purpose," he explained, "brings the tragedies and griefs of others to notice" and "prove(s) that injustice, crime, and inequality do exist." [Source][1] [1]: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/timeline/norris.html
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