For 10 points-- name this author of An American Tragedy and Sister Carrie
After spending a year at Indiana University, he wrangled a job with the Chicago Globe before publishing short fiction such as "Higger Jeff" and "Old Rogaum and His Theresa". After having a nervous breakdown, he became the editorial director of the Butterick Publishing Company before publishing his semi-autobiographical "The Genius" and his "Trilogy of Desire." For 10 points-- name this author of An American Tragedy and Sister Carrie
After spending a year at Indiana University, he wrangled a job with the Chicago Globe before publishing short fiction such as "Higger Jeff" and "Old Rogaum and His Theresa".
Theodore {Dreiser}