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Le récit suit la lutte pour la terre, les moyens de subsistance et la question de savoir qui profite des richesses qu’elle produit.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcTeague : une histoire de San Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e se tourne vers un cercle de vie plus restreint. Le mariage d’un dentiste devient une histoire d’argent, de jalousie et de violence, tandis que les espoirs ordinaires cèdent la place à des désirs destructeurs.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Troisième Cercle\u003c\/i\u003e fait découvrir Norris dans un format plus court et élargit le recueil au-delà des conflits prolongés des romans.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLues ensemble, ces œuvres relient le pouvoir public aux appétits privés. Le conflit avec le chemin de fer dans \u003ci\u003eLa Pieuvre\u003c\/i\u003e et la tragédie domestique de \u003ci\u003eMcTeague\u003c\/i\u003e n’ont pas la même ampleur, mais tous deux interrogent la maîtrise que les individus peuvent exercer sur leur vie. Pressions économiques, désir et circonstances pèsent sur des personnages qui ne comprennent pas toujours ce qui les anime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn découvre ici un naturalisme américain ancré dans des lieux et des conflits concrets. Les lecteurs attirés par des personnages en proie à des dilemmes moraux, des cadres californiens et le coût humain de la richesse trouveront matière à réflexion dans ce recueil. Les nouvelles apportent aussi une variation de rythme entre les romans plus longs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mcteague-a-story-of-san-francisco","title":"Les Rapaces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if a lottery win brings not freedom, but a hunger that nothing can satisfy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcTeague wants little beyond his dental practice on Polk Street, his beer, and his concertina. Then his friend Marcus Schouler brings Trina Sieppe to his chair. Courtship and marriage promise a new kind of comfort. But when Trina wins a small fortune, money begins to change what these people want from one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn McTeague: A Story of San Francisco, Frank Norris sets affection against jealousy, appetite, and the fierce wish to possess. Trina clings to her winnings while Marcus nurses his resentment. Around them, a crowded neighborhood of shops and dental parlors gives their struggle a concrete setting. 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