Showing Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer by Steven Millhauser

Martin Dressler: the Tale of an American Dreamer In Steven Millhauser's new novel set in turn-of-the-century New York City, we watch young entrepreneur Martin Dressler like many of his day make the ascent from hotel bellhop to builder of hotels. . . . This mesmerizing novel brings us face to face with the ambiguity beneath the optimism of the American dream with a swiftness and intensity that are in themselves magnificently dreamlike. Full description