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Stories and essays
Dreiser has two collections of stories - "Freedom" (1918) and "Chains", in which mainly psychological and sexual motives are developed. He also wrote two volumes of plays The Potter's Hand (1919) and Natural and Unnatural Plays (1916).
Dreiser's early essays on New York were collected in his book A Picture of the Great City (1923). Hey Rub-A-Dub-Dub (1919) - A collection of articles by Dreiser, the most interesting of which is The American Financier. In 1926, Dreiser's volume of poems "Mood" was published, which is similar in form to Whitman. In addition to those listed, Dreiser also wrote the following works: "My Book" (1922, the second volume of the autobiographical cycle; the first volume of "Dawn" was completed by Dreiser at the end of 1928). Vacations "(1916) and" Forty-year traveler "(1913) - travel books.
A Gallery of Women (1928) contains biographical sketches of Dreiser, as well as the book Twelve Men.
Just like the last book, Dreiser looks for the original by addressing different social strata. famous people... But "Gallery of Women" differs sharply from "Twelve Men" because Dreiser emphasizes sex, in sex he seeks an explanation of not only subjective, but also social actions and processes. Dreiser's novel "Madness" (1929) is a love center, united by the fact that one character - the author himself - is placed at the center of them.
In 1930, Dreiser was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize went to the writer Sinclair Lewis by a majority vote.
In May 1931, Dreiser's autobiographical book "Zarya" was published, where his childhood and youth were described.
Social activity
In 1927, Dreiser accepted an invitation to visit the USSR and participate in the celebration of the anniversary of the October Revolution... In early November, he arrived in the Soviet Union and was on Red Square on November 7. During his 77-day trip, Dreiser visited Leningrad, Kiev, Kharkiv, Rostov-on-Don, Baku, Tbilisi, Odessa and other cities, met with Vladimir Mayakovsky and Sergei Eisenstein. After the trip, he published the book "Dreiser looks at Russia".


Dreiser often spoke at rallies that were published in the pages of the US Communist press. In 1932, he supported the candidate of the American Communist Party in the election campaign. In 1932, he was a member of the World Anti-War Congress, whose initiative committee included Henri Barbus, Maxim Gorky, Albert Einstein.
After some time, Dreiser decided to become a reporter. In 1892-1894, he worked as a reporter for newspapers in Pittsburgh, Toledo, Chicago, and St. Louis. In 1894, he moved to New York. His younger brother, Paul Dresser, published a monthly music magazine, and Dreiser began working as an editor for the magazine. In 1897, he left the magazine. He wrote for Metropolitan, Harpers, Cosmopolitan.
In November 1932, Dreiser signed a contract with Paramount to make a film based on the novel by Jenny Gerhardt. In 1944, Dreiser was awarded the Honorary Gold Medal for Excellence in Arts and Letters by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
In 1930, Dreiser was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prize went to the writer Sinclair Lewis by a majority vote.
In 1927, Dreiser accepted an invitation to visit the USSR and participate in the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution. In early November, he arrived in the Soviet Union and was on Red Square on November 7. During his 77-day trip, Dreiser visited Leningrad, Kiev, Kharkiv, Rostov-on-Don, Baku, Tbilisi, Odessa and other Soviet cities, met with Vladimir Mayakovsky. After the trip, he published the book "Dreiser looks at Russia".
In the early 1930s, miners clashed with the police in the US mining areas of Harlan and Bella. Together with the commission of the Committee for the Protection of Political Prisoners, Dreiser went to the scene. He faced physical threats from mine owners and the police. A lawsuit was filed against Dreiser and an offer was made to withdraw if the writer stopped covering the events. However, Dreiser continued to speak in newspapers and on the radio, reporting on the state of affairs—union beatings and police repression. In 1931, he published Tragic America.
Dreiser often spoke at rallies that were published in the pages of the US Communist press. In 1932, he supported William Foster, the candidate of the American Communist Party, in his election campaign. In 1932, he was a member of the World Anti-War Congress, whose initiative committee included Henri Barbus.¹⁶