An American Tragedy

1925 novel by Theodore Dreiser
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An American Tragedy
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An American Tragedy

Summary

An American Tragedy is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An American Tragedy authored Theodore Dreiser[3].
  • An American Tragedy received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].
  • An American Tragedy's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • An American Tragedy was published by Horace Liveright[6].
  • An American Tragedy's genre is naturalism[7].
  • An American Tragedy's genre is crime literature[8].
  • An American Tragedy's Commons category is recorded as An American Tragedy[9].
  • An American Tragedy's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • An American Tragedy's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • 1925 marks the founding of An American Tragedy[12].
  • An American Tragedy was published on December 17, 1925[13].
  • An American Tragedy's has edition or translation is recorded as An American Tragedy[14].
  • An American Tragedy's narrative location is recorded as New York[15].
  • An American Tragedy's work available at URL is recorded as https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/theodore-dreiser/an-american-tragedy[16].
  • An American Tragedy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An American Tragedy'}[17].
  • An American Tragedy's public domain date is recorded as January 1, 2021[18].
  • An American Tragedy's derivative work is recorded as An American Tragedy[19].
  • An American Tragedy's derivative work is recorded as A Place in the Sun[20].
  • An American Tragedy's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 813.52[21].

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Authorship and Creation

An American Tragedy authored Theodore Dreiser[3]. It was published by Horace Liveright[6].

Publication

An American Tragedy was published on December 17, 1925[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include naturalism[7] and crime literature[8].

Reception

An American Tragedy received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

Why It Matters

An American Tragedy ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (501 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did An American Tragedy receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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