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Jan 1, 2006 · Jan. 1, 2006. The American novelist Frank Norris was a universally well-liked person with an inextinguishable joie de vivre, a fine sense of humor, a gift for maintaining long-term friendships...
Jun 11, 2018 · Frank Norris [1] (Benjamin Franklin [2] Norris), 1870–1902, American novelist, b. Chicago. After studying in Paris, at the Univ. of California (1890–94), and at Harvard, he spent several years as a war correspondent in South Africa [3] (1895–96) and Cuba (1898).
Frank Norris (1870 - 1902), born in Chicago, was an American journalist, novelist, and a leader in the Naturalist movement. He believed novels should confront morality: " The novel with a purpose brings the tragedies and griefs of others to notice and proves that injustice, crime, and inequality do exist. " -- The Novel with a Purpose, 1902.
Norris produced a theory of naturalism in his critical essays, seeking to distinguish it from both American realism, which he condemned as too focused on the manners of middle-class society, and historical “cut and thrust” romances, which he saw as merely escapist entertainment.
'Frank Norris and American Naturalism' brings together in one volume Donald Pizer's lifelong exploration of Frank Norris's work, ranging from his 1955 discussion of point of view in 'The Octopus' to his 2010 essay on the thematic unity of that novel.
Frank Norris: The Writer Who Couldn't Make the Numbers Add Up. Deanna Paoli Gumina. Studies in American Naturalism. University of Nebraska Press. Volume 4, Number 1, Summer 2009. pp. 75-82. 10.1353/san.0.0006. Article. View Citation.
During his brief life, Norris wrote essays defining literary naturalism, the genre with which he is most associated, as well as verse and novels. Influenced by Émile Zola and determinism, Norris defined naturalism in ways specific to Zola as well as his own writing.
