Books
Roughly 100 years ago, when naturalism emerged as an important literary force in American letters, Theodore Dreiser, taking his cue from the French writer Emile Zola, depicted his protagonists as victims of often sordid circumstances and their own irrepressible appetites.
June 6, 1999
Travel & Experiences
If you look friendly, gas station attendant Gengiz Babaev might ask you what you think of his favorite U.S. writer. He’s often disappointed. But sometimes . . .
April 29, 2001
So Bertolt Brecht’s works were written by his girlfriends (“Brecht & Company,” Aug. 14)?
Sept. 18, 1994
Marvin J.
June 14, 1998
Television
* Anne Francine; TV, Stage Actress Anne Francine, 82, stage actress who also appeared in films and the television series “Harper Valley PTA.”
Dec. 9, 1999
Lifestyle
A new biography of Charles Fort and a collection of his writings show why Theodore Dreiser raved about him.
June 15, 2008
World & Nation
Grace Brown headed to the Adirondack Mountains hoping for a marriage proposal.
July 12, 2006
In his article on Pearl Buck (July 12), James C.
Aug. 9, 1992
It doesn’t happen very often--a publishing house that produces literary works and profitable bestsellers at the same time, occasionally in a single book.
July 11, 1995
Lori Petty’s life reads like a chapter out of a Theodore Dreiser novel.
July 13, 1991