The Financier: A Novel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Financier: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a fictional work written during the late 19th century. The narrative introduces Frank Algernon Cowperwood, a young and ambitious man growing up in Philadelphia amidst a rapidly evolving financial landscape. The novel explores themes of ambition, the quest for wealth, societal dynamics, and the moral ambiguities that accompany the pursuit of success in a burgeoning capitalist society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Cowperwood family, particularly young Frank, who exhibits a keen interest in finance and economics from an early age. The opening chapters detail his upbringing in a middle-class household, his father's aspirations in banking, and Frank's early observations of life and business, including a formative incident involving a lobster and a squid that metaphorically lays the groundwork for his understanding of predatory relationships in the financial world. As Frank grows, his intelligence, determination, and natural leadership qualities become apparent, setting the stage for his eventual foray into the world of finance and his complex interactions with various characters who will shape his destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Kirk Pearson and David Widger

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Financier

Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2006-02-26