Book
Martin Dressler : the tale of an American dreamer / Steven Millhauser.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679781277
- ISBN: 9780679781271
- Physical Description: viii, 293 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage Contemporaries edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1997.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Dressler's cigars and tobacco -- Charley Stratemeyer -- West Brighton -- Vanderlyn Hotel -- Room 411 -- A business venture -- Little Alice Bell -- Advancement -- Paradise musée -- Caroline and Emmeline Vernon -- A Sunday afternoon stroll -- Radiator -- Intimacies -- Eighth day of the week -- Mr. Westerhoven makes a proposal -- Business and pleasure -- Courtship -- Blue velvet box -- Wedding night -- Fate of the Vanderlyn -- New life -- Rudolf Arling -- Harwinton -- Dressler -- A fifth chair at dinner -- New Dressler -- Caroline's way -- Grand cosmo. |
| Awards Note: | Pulitzer Prize, 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1997. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Businesspeople > New York (State) > New York > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Miscellaneous fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch | AWARD PUL 1997 (Text) | 39391006756967 | Award - Fic | Available | - |
| Whiting PL - Whiting | HFIC MIL (Text) | 51735011193363 | Adult department | Available | - |
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Steven Millhauser is the author of numerous works of fiction, including Martin Dressler, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1997, and, most recently, Dangerous Laughter, a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year. His work has been translated into fifteen languages, and his story âEisenheim the Illusionistâ was the basis of the 2006 film The Illusionist. He teaches at Skidmore College and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.
STEVEN MILLHAUSER is the author of numerous works of fiction, including Martin Dressler, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1997, and, most recently, Dangerous Laughter, a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year. His work has been translated into fifteen languages, and his story âEisenheim the Illusionistâ was the basis of the 2006 film The Illusionist. He teaches at Skidmore College and lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.
