Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer

Introduction

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer is a 1996 novel by Steven Millhauser. It won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[1] and was a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award.[2] It follows the exploits of Martin Dressler, a young, optimistic entrepreneur, in late nineteenth-century New York City. It vividly evokes its time and place through elaborate description.


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