Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie，Which is now con- sidered an American classic，was an immediate success in Londonwhen it was published at the turn of the century .But when it waspublished in the U.S.it received no enthusiasm and was vir-tually suppressed because the wife of the publisher so disap－proved of the realistic story of the deterioration of a man causedby an immoral girl.Dreiser had been a successful journalist ，andhe suddenly now found himself persona non grata 0 in magazinepublishing as well；no editor would buy his articles.He suffered anervous breakdown ，had thoughts of suicide，and could notwrite another novel for eleven years.他产生过自杀的念头
西奥多·德莱塞的小说《嘉莉妹妹》现在被认为是美国的一部经典作品。该书于本世纪初在伦敦一出版就立即受到欢迎。可是该书在美国出版后得到的反应却并不强烈，而且实际上还受到压制，因为出版人的太太非常反感一个不道德的女孩使一个男人堕落的现实主义的故事。德莱塞原本是一位成功的记者，现在却突然发现自己在杂志界成了不受欢迎的人，没有编辑愿意购买他的作品。为此他精神崩溃，产生过自杀的念头，有年未能写出另一部小说。