An American Tragedy (1925)
0.1183Canon Score · ranked #223 all time
Aggregated from 4 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
The classic depiction of the harsh realities of American life, the dark side of the American Dream, and one man's doomed pursuit of love and success..."Mr. Dreiser is not imitative and belongs to no school. He is at heart a mysticist and a fatalist, though using the realistic method. He is, on the evidence of this novel alone, a power." --The New York Times Book Review
Why it ranks #223
Every list on which An American Tragedy appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #68 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #212 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |