The Octopus: A Story of California is a 1901 novel by Frank Norris and was meant to be the first part of an uncompleted trilogy, The Epic of the Wheat.

《章鱼：加利福尼亚的故事》气势宏大、生活气息浓厚，矛盾冲突尖锐，是一部真正的美国西部社会斗争史，也是第一部以经济斗争为主题的美国小说。

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Less satisfying is his account of California's cultural progress in the 19th and 20th centuries: does he really need to invoke so many long-forgotten writers to accompany such names as Jack London, Frank Norris, Mark Twain or Raymond Chandler?

ECONOMIST: California

In the last election, the Labour party's official candidate Frank Dobson came third place, a long way behind both Mr Livingstone and Tory candidate Steve Norris.

BBC: Livingstone applies for Labour return