Frank Norris: A Life

by Joseph R. McElrath Jr. and Jesse S. Crisler

Book Overview

Born in Chicago in 1870, Frank Norris led a life of adventure and art. He moved to San Francisco at fifteen, spent two years in Paris painting, returned to San Francisco to become an internationally famous author, and died at age thirty-two from a ruptured appendix. During his short life, he wrote an inspired series of novels about the United States coming of age, including The Octopus, The Pit, and McTeague. Until recently, various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252077296
• ISBN13: 9780252077296
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.7" x 8.9"