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He joined the New York City publishing firm of Doubleday & Page in 1899. During his time at the University of California, Berkeley, Norris was a brother in the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta [9] [10] [11] and was an originator of the Skull & Keys society. [12]
Frank Norris (born March 5, 1870, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 25, 1902, San Francisco, California) was an American novelist who was the first important naturalist writer in the United States. Norris studied painting in Paris for two years but then decided that literature was his vocation.
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Notable work (s) The Epic of Wheat (unfinished) Benjamin Franklin Norris, Jr. (March 5, 1870 – October 25, 1902) was an American novelist during the Progressive Era, writing predominantly in the naturalist genre. His notable works include McTeague (1899), The Octopus: A California Story (1901), and The Pit (1903).
Jan 1, 2006 · The American novelist Frank Norris was a universally well-liked person with an inextinguishable joie de vivre, a fine sense of humor, a gift for maintaining long-term friendships, and a degree...
Frank Norris (1870-1902) was a journalist, novelist, and leader in the Naturalist movement. He wrote about social and moral issues, such as greed, corruption, and injustice, in his novels, such as McTeague and The Octopus.
Norris puts his theory of naturalism into practice in his novel McTeague, crafting a titular protagonist a “poor crude dentist of Polk Street, stupid, ignorant, vulgar” with “enormous bones and corded muscles” who is more animal than man.
Learn about the life and works of Frank Norris, a naturalist novelist who wrote The Octopus, The Pit, and McTeague. Explore his theory of naturalism and his critique of romantic fiction in his essays.
