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Born August 27, 1871 • Terre Haute • Indiana
Died December 28, 1945 (aged 74) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “An American Tragedy” • “Jennie Gerhardt” • “Sister Carrie” • “The Bulwark” • “The Financier” • “The ‘Genius’ ” • “The Stoic” • “The Titan”
Movement / Style Chicago literary renaissance

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