Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie

This realistic novel, the first major work by a major American writer, depicts life in Chicago and New York in the late 19th century. Its plot is the life story of a girl, a nurse named Carrie, who comes from a small-town background to Chicago in search of a better life. She struggles to earn a living and, disgusted by the drudgery, becomes the mistress of business agent Drouet and then his manager Hurstwood, with whom she leaves for New York. Petr Haničinec and his rich acting in the reading to be continued.