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| Author(s) | Theodore Dreiser |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | autobiography |
| Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Publication date | 1983 |
An Amateur Laborer is an autobiographical book by Theodore Dreiser.
Although started in 1904, it was only published posthumously in 1983.[1]
The book is an autobiographical account of a three-year struggle with neurasthenia[1] in the aftermath of Sister Carrie 's financial failure.[2] After being constantly turned out for publications while living in Brooklyn, Dreiser finds a job as a manual worker on a railroad.[2] Eventually, his brother Paul Dresser sends him to a health resort, leading to his replenished morale.[2]
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