Theodore Dreiser

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"Titan" - vtoraja chast znamenitoj "Trilogii zhelanija" Teodora Drajzera, v osnovu kotoroj polozhena istorija zhizni amerikanskogo millionera Ch. Jerksa, sygravshego znachitelnuju rol v razrabotke sistemy obschestvennogo transporta v Chikago i Londonskogo metropolitena. Kaupervud, vyjdja iz filadelfijskoj tjurmy i sovershiv rjad udachnykh spekuljatsij vo vremja birzhevoj paniki, pozvolivshej stat emu millionerom, reshaet prodolzhit dejatelnost v Chikago. Roman opisyvaet sobytija v zhizni glavnogo geroja posle filadelfijskogo perioda ("Finansist") i predshestvuet zakljuchitelnoj chasti - romanu "Stoik".

"Stoik" - tretij, zakljuchitelnyj roman legendarnoj "Trilogii zhelanija", v osnovu kotoroj polozhena istorija zhizni amerikanskogo millionera Charlza Jerksa. Frenk Kaupervud - genialnyj predprinimatel s bezoshibochnym delovym chutem, isprobovav vse vozmozhnosti obogaschenija na Zapade, reshaet otpravitsja v Angliju, chtoby zanjatsja razvitiem metropolitena v Londone, spravedlivo polagaja, chto i v Starom Svete emu udastsja dobitsja uspekha. Stav moguschestvennym deltsom, Frenk so stoicheskim spokojstviem vosprinimaet vremennye porazhenija v biznese i udary sudby, ostavajas na vershine finansovogo olimpa... No i ego zhdet obratnaja storona uspekha. Chto zhe ostaetsja u cheloveka, kogda "milliony rasseivajutsja, kak dym"?..

Opublikovannyj v 1900 godu debjutnyj roman Drajzera vyzval grandioznyj skandal - ego nazyvali beznravstvennym, bezbozhnym, tsinichnym i porochaschim amerikanskuju mechtu. Izvestnyj kritik pisal, chto "khvalit etot roman edva li ne tak zhe opasno, kak streljat v prezidenta". Tem ne menee SESTRU KERRI khvaljat i ljubjat vot uzhe bolee sta let za uvlekatelnost i zhivost, za trogatelnuju geroinju, provintsialku Kerri Miber, priekhavshuju v bolshoj gorod Chikago v poiskakh mechty...

Teodor Drajzer izvesten prezhde vsego kak romanist. Izvestnost k nemu prishla s pervym zhe romanom - "Sestra Kerri" (1900), i v dalnejshem, s vykhodom novykh proizvedenij ("Dzhenni Gerkhardt", "Finansist", "Amerikanskaja tragedija", "Oplot" i dr.), uspekh tolko uprochilsja. V 1930 godu Drajzer byl vydvinut na Nobelevskuju premiju. Ego tvorchestvo otlichaet smelost izobrazhenija, znanie chelovecheskoj prirody, ostrota zhiznennykh situatsij i neizmennyj gumanisticheskij pafos. Pomimo romanov, Drajzer vypustil neskolko sbornikov rasskazov, i novellistika sostavljaet vazhnejshuju chast nasledija pisatelja. "Tsepi" (1927) - odin iz ego avtorskikh sbornikov. Mnogie iz sjuzhetov mozhno nazvat eskizami k romanam, odnako v rasskazakh Drajzer v bolshej mere sosredotochen na vnutrennikh perezhivanijakh svoikh geroev: chasto povestvovanie razvorachivaetsja kak vnutrennij monolog. Kto-to iz personazhej Drajzera otchajanno pytaetsja vyrvatsja iz nischety i radi etogo gotov pojti na ljubye zhertvy, a kto-to dostig bogatstva i vysokogo obschestvennogo statusa, no ne chuvstvuet sebja schastlivym. "Tsepi" - eto tragedii otdelnykh ljudej i vmeste s tem pouchitelnye istorii o brennosti mirskikh blag. Bolshinstvo rasskazov publikuetsja v novykh perevodakh.

"Stoik"- tretja, zakljuchitelnaja chast znamenitoj "Trilogii zhelanija" Teodora Drajzera, v osnovu kotoroj polozhena istorija zhizni amerikanskogo millionera Ch. Jerksa, sygravshego znachitelnuju rol v razrabotke sistemy obschestvennogo transporta v Chikago i Londonskogo metropolitena. Glavnyj geroj - Frenk Kaupervud - perenosit dejatelnost v London, reshiv zanjatsja stroitelstvom linij metropolitena. Geroj, kak i prezhde, brosaetsja iz odnoj skhvatki v druguju, preodolevaet sereznye prepjatstvija, do kontsa zhizni ostavajas na vershine finansovogo olimpa.

"Stoik" - tretij, zakljuchitelnyj roman legendarnoj "Trilogii zhelanija", v osnovu kotoroj polozhena istorija zhizni amerikanskogo millionera Charlza Jerksa. Frenk Kaupervud, genialnyj predprinimatel s bezoshibochnym delovym chutem, isprobovav vse vozmozhnosti obogaschenija na Zapade, reshaet otpravitsja v Angliju, chtoby zanjatsja razvitiem metropolitena v Londone, spravedlivo polagaja, chto i v Starom Svete emu udastsja dobitsja uspekha. Stav moguschestvennym deltsom, Frenk so stoicheskim spokojstviem vosprinimaet vremennye porazhenija v biznese i udary sudby, ostavajas na vershine finansovogo olimpa. No i ego zhdet obratnaja storona uspekha. Chto zhe ostaetsja u cheloveka, kogda "milliony rasseivajutsja, kak dym"?..

"Titan" - vtoroj roman legendarnoj "Trilogii zhelanija" ("Finansist", "Titan", "Stoik"), v osnovu kotoroj polozhena istorija zhizni amerikanskogo millionera Charlza Jerksa. Frenk Kaupervud - predprinimatel s bezoshibochnym delovym chutem, zhestkij i tsinichnyj biznesmen. Vyjdja iz filadelfijskoj tjurmy i sovershiv rjad udachnykh spekuljatsij vo vremja birzhevoj paniki, pozvolivshikh emu stat millionerom, on reshaet prodolzhit dejatelnost v Chikago. Igraja na tajnykh strakhakh i slabostjakh velikogo "goroda novoj promyshlennosti", on prodolzhaet svoj besposchadnyj put naverkh. Besprintsipnyj ne tolko v delakh, no i v lichnoj zhizni, Frenk ischet svoj ideal zhenschiny, perebiraja beschislennoe kolichestvo ljubovnits. On idet po opasnoj trope, privodjaschej ego k nogam Berenis - prelestnoj malenkoj khischnitsy, chja mat soderzhit tajnyj dom svidanij dlja politikov...