"Cary Grant"

Author: Dreiser
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: To meet the taste of readers for foreign literary classics, these works are translated by renowned translators, presenting the style of the original texts with elegant and fluent translations, accompanied by exquisite illustrations, titled as the "Famous Classics with Illustrated Translations" series. Sister Carrie is an important novel in the history of modern literature that depicts life in American big cities. The protagonist of this book—intelligent yet simple Carrie, a poor country girl who is only eighteen years old—comes to Chicago alone to make a living with only four dollars. The dazzling and luxurious metropolis is full of luck and opportunities, and there are constant temptations of money and beauty. Carrie faces hardships, suffering, and humiliation, eventually becoming a successful comedic star. However, she does not achieve true happiness. Sister Carrie is one of the main works of the famous American writer Dreiser. Carrie comes to Chicago to visit relatives and meets a salesman named Drouet on the train. Unable to endure the hardships of factory life, she lives with Drouet and meets the hotel manager Hurstwood. Hurstwood is infatuated with her beauty, steals public funds, and runs away with her to New York, living together. She gains success on stage by chance and gradually achieves fame. Hurstwood, however, gradually declines. They separate. Hurstwood later commits suicide.