An American Tragedy
by Theodore Dreiserliterary work· published 1925
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An American Tragedy is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later, abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906, and the trial of her lover, Chester Gillette. In 1923 Dreiser returned to the project and, with the help of his future wife Helen and editor-secretaries Louise Campbell and Sally Kusell, completed the massive novel in 1925. The book entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2021.
Adaptations (5)
An American Tragedy has been adapted into 5 films, from 1931 to 1962. The most recent is Avana Ivan (1962).
A Place in the Sun1951 · film · 122 min · dir. George Stevens · IMDb ↗A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
Avana Ivan1962 · film · dir. Sundaram Balachander · IMDb ↗IMDb6.8A man kills his lover in order to marry a wealthy woman. The murder is witnessed by two children and they try to reveal the truth which no one believes.
