{"product_id":"2940170716012","title":"An American Tragedy","description":"\u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Clyde Griffiths, who spends his life in the desperate pursuit of success. On a deeper, more profound level, it is the masterful portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde's ambitions and seal his fate; it is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American dream. Extraordinary in scope and power, vivid in its sense of wholesale human waste, unceasing in its rich compassion, \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e stands as Theodore Dreiser's supreme achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1925 and based on an actual criminal case, \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e was the inspiration for the 1951 film \u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which won six Academy Awards and starred Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117441728752,"sku":"2940170716012","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170716012_p0.jpg?v=1763815109","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170716012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}