Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2007-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 154 Hecht, Ben 1894 1964 Erik Dorn Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Eric Eldred and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Erik Dorn" by Ben Hecht is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Erik Dorn, a seemingly successful editor and journalist who navigates the bustling streets of a city while grappling with existential emptiness and a disconnection from his emotions and relationships. Alongside Erik is his elderly father, Isaac Dorn, who reflects on his life and memories, adding a deeper layer of introspection to the story. At the start of the novel, Isaac Dorn is introduced as an old man sitting outside, contemplating life and watching passersby. His thoughts oscillate between nostalgia and a profound sense of melancholy, revealing his complex relationship with Erik, who is depicted as an observer of life rather than an active participant. The narrative then shifts to Erik as he navigates the city, filled with people and noise, yet feeling detached from it all. He finds solace in the patterns of urban life but struggles with his lack of genuine emotions and acknowledges the emptiness that comes with it, leaving readers intrigued by his internal conflicts and the contrasting dynamics with those around him, including his wife, Anna, and the enigmatic Rachel Laskin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 577073 576946 2024-10-09T15:11:18.159330 2023-09-10T06:34:19.663989 text/html text/html 587891 2007-09-17T10:30:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 216252 2007-09-17T10:32:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290105 2024-10-09T15:11:28.238265 application/epub+zip 295455 2024-10-09T15:11:20.785301 application/epub+zip 295455 2024-10-09T15:11:19.249304 application/epub+zip 498202 2024-10-09T15:11:34.103256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442388 2024-10-09T15:11:27.076290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416538 2022-09-10T12:42:56.661522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528451 528375 2024-10-09T15:11:16.484359 2023-09-10T06:34:18.250964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528125 2007-09-17T10:31:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203596 2007-09-17T10:32:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528138 2007-09-17T10:31:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203529 2007-09-17T10:32:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21346 2024-10-09T15:11:34.245219 application/rdf+xml 9351 2024-10-09T15:11:19.833311 image/jpeg 2654 2024-10-09T15:11:19.539285 image/jpeg 269560 2024-10-09T15:11:18.208317 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia