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西奥多·德莱塞 嘉莉妹妹 ;an introduction to the author ;Theodore Dreiser(西奥多·德莱塞) Born in Indiana, poor. First novel—Sister Carrie (1900) —was rejected for its relentless honesty in presenting the true nature of American life. Led the rebellion of the 1920s, and the revival of naturalism in the 1930s. Dreiser was enthroned as the guide and pioneer for the latter-day naturalists. It is in Dreiser’s works that American naturalism is said to have come of age. Left-oriented--visited Russia and wrote Dreiser Looks at Russia (1928) and Tragic America (1931)—joined the Communist Party. A controversial figure