Literary Fiction · MelancholicA man's life from poverty to prosperity in a small American town
Journey in the Dark
A businessman's rise, from a poor boyhood to middle age
Journey in the Dark follows Sam Braden from childhood in a small American town to middle age, as he moves from poverty to prosperity. His dying mother wished that he be not great but good. His business success comes at a cost to his integrity, and his two marriages, the first unhappy and the second happy, are part of the story.
More about this book
Who
Sam Braden, a businessman from a small American town, and his two wives.
World
A small American town.
What makes it different
It won the Harper Prize in 1943 and the 1944 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was printed as an Armed Services Edition and translated into nine European languages.
Feel
Plain, long and steady, about one man's career and his two marriages.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- Journey in the DarkWikipedia