The Octopus: A Story of California - Softcover

Norris, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599866722 ISBN 13: 9781599866727

Verlag: FQ Classics, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Norris Frank

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Reseña del editor:

The Octopus: A Story of California is a novel written by author Frank Norris. The Octopus is about wheat growers who are in conflict with a railroad company during late 19th century California. The railroad company, controlling the local newspaper, state legislature and the land prove to be a tough force for the local wheat growers to fight against. The Octopus is highly recommended for those who are interested in novels taking place in early California and also those who enjoy the writings of author Frank Norris.

Biografía del autor:

Frank Norris was an American author who wrote primarily in the naturalist genre, focusing on the impact of corruption and turn-of-the-century capitalism on common people. Best known for his novel McTeague and for the first two parts of his unfinished The Epic of the Wheat trilogy The Octopus: A Story of California and The Pit, Norris wrote prolifically during his lifetime. Following his education at the Acad?mie Julian in Paris, University of California, Berkeley, and at Harvard University, Norris worked as a news correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, and covered the Spanish-American War in Cuba for McClure s Magazine. Norris died suddenly in 1902 of peritonitis, leaving The Wolf: A Story of Empire, the final part of his Wheat trilogy, incomplete.

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• Verlag: FQ Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1599866722
• ISBN 13: 9781599866727
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 648