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McTeague: A Story of San Francisco: A gripping masterpiece of Naturalism / Literary Fiction where a San Francisco dentist's descent into greed, animal instinct, and obsession unleashes the tragic consequences of human nature.
In the fog-shrouded streets of late nineteenth-century San Francisco, a slumbering beast is about to awaken beneath the veneer of ordinary life.
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In the fog-shrouded streets of late nineteenth-century San Francisco, a slumbering beast is about to awaken beneath the veneer of ordinary life. McTeague is a hulking, slow-witted dentist of immense physical strength who lives a simple, predictable life on Polk Street. Content with his concertina, his steam beer, and his modest dental practice, his world is forever upended when he meets Trina Sieppe, the beautiful cousin of his best friend. What begins as a clumsy but genuine romance soon spirals into a dark, suffocating web of obsession. When unexpected wealth enters their lives in the form of a winning lottery ticket, the dormant demons of greed, jealousy, and feral violence are unleashed. As friendships fracture and paranoia takes root, McTeague and Trina are dragged downward by their own fatal flaws and the inescapable pressures of their environment, leading to a climax of shocking, inevitable tragedy. Why you will love this: This audiobook is a cornerstone of American Naturalism / Literary Fiction. It masterfully dissects the collision of civilization and savage instinct, exploring themes of poverty, class struggle, environmental determinism, and the devastating psychological decay caused by the love of money. Listeners seeking a gritty, uncompromising character study filled with atmospheric tension will be utterly gripped by this dark portrait of the human condition. About the Author: Frank Norris was a pioneering American novelist and journalist during the Progressive Era, profoundly influencing the Naturalist literary movement. Drawing inspiration from Emile Zola, Norris stripped away romanticism to expose the harsh, unyielding realities of industrialism, heredity, and environment shaping human destiny.
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