The Octopus, Frank Norris
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The Octopus, Frank Norris
Language
eng
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fiction
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The Octopus
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dictionaries
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Frank Norris
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Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading
Summary
Like a predatory octopus, the railroad tracks of California squeezed the wheat fields and the farmers with its steel tentacles. A story of deep personal tragedies, The Octopus concerns political corruption and American enterprise. It explores the natural forces that shaped individual human lives, and is an acknowledged masterpiece of American literary naturalism
Target audience
adult
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