The hero of the novel “The Genius,” a talented artist Eugene Witla, is in many ways akin to his creator—the American writer Theodore Dreiser. They are brought together not only by biographical coincidences, but also by aesthetic views.
The thorny path of Eugene toward his goal. He gains financial stability and a respectable position in society at the cost of irreparable losses. But Eugene is a strong person—he managed not to break, surviving a creative and spiritual crisis. As a creative soul, he is in constant search and opens up a new sphere—“the great art of dreams”…