{"product_id":"the-financier-penguin-classics-9780143105541","title":"The Financier Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of gritty naturalism, Theodore Dreiser explores the corruption of the American dream in \u003ci\u003eThe Financier\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Cowperwood, a fiercely ambitious businessman, emerges as the very embodiment of greed as he relentlessly seeks satisfaction in wealth, women, and power. As Cowperwood deals and double-deals, betrays and is in turn betrayed, his rise and fall come to represent the American success story stripped down to brutal realities-a struggle for spoils without conscience or pity. Dreiser's 1912 classic remains an unsparing social critique as well as a devastating character study of one of the most unforgettable American businessmen in twentieth-century literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083368669527,"sku":"9780143105541","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-financier-penguin-classics-9780143105541","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}