{"product_id":"mcteague-a-story-of-san-francisco-twentieth-century-classics","title":"McTeague: A Story of San Francisco (Twentieth Century Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norris, Frank\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Reprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-08-1994\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140187694\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nMcTeague is the story of a poor dentist scraping by in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century, and his wife Trina, whose $5,000 lottery winning sets in motion a shocking chain of events. Few works have captured the seamy side of American urban life with such graphic intensity.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Amazon.com Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nThe novelist Frank Norris is almost forgotten today, but in books like \"McTeague,\" published in 1899, he paved the way for a whole generation of American writers--a generation that included  and  and, less directly,  and . McTeague is a dentist saddled with a grasping wife, and the book chronicles his rise and fall in awkward but powerful prose. This type of social realism, so contrary to the uplifting entertainment of the day (and to 's more fanciful, comic novels), provided turn-of-the-century America a disturbing mirror in which to view itself.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\n“One of the great works of the modern American imagination.”—\u003cbr\u003e\nAlfred Kazin \u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nAlfred Kazin (1915–1998) was one of the most distinguished literary critics of the twentieth century. His numerous books include the highly acclaimed\u003cbr\u003e\nOn Native Ground: An Interpretation of Modern American Prose Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140187694\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49117421568304,"sku":"Prakash_9780140187694","price":840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/penguin-book-default-title-mcteague-a-story-of-san-francisco-twentieth-century-classics-38858518790448.jpg?v=1753014632","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/mcteague-a-story-of-san-francisco-twentieth-century-classics","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}