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The Financier (Penguin Classics) (Updated Edition) by Deceased Theodore Dreiser, Larzer Ziff (Introduction) Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-14-310554-X / 014310554X ISBN-13: 978-0-14-310554-1 / 9780143105541 A master of gritty naturalism, Theodore Dreiser explores the corruption of the American dream in The Financier. Frank Cowperwood, a fiercely ambitious businessman, emerges as the very embodiment of greed as he relentlessly seeks satisfaction in wealth, women, and power. As Cowperwood deals and doubl |