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Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
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Description for Babbitt
Paperback. Businessman George F Babbitt loves the latest appliances, making money and the Republican party. In fact, he loves being a Solid Citizen even more than he loves his wife. In the economic boom years of 1920s America, Babbitt became a symbol of middle-class mediocrity, and his name an enduring part of the American lexicon. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
BY THE AUTHOR OF IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
Businessman George F. Babbitt loves the latest appliances, making money and the Republican party. In fact, he loves being a Solid Citizen even more than he loves his wife. But Babbitt comes to resent the middle class trappings he has worked so hard to acquire. Realising that his life is devoid of meaning, he grows determined to transcend his trivial existence and search for a greater purpose.
In the economic boom years of 1920s' America, Babbitt became a symbol of middle-class mediocrity, and his name an enduring part of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099264712
SKU
V9780099264712
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About Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis was an American playwright and novelist. Born in 1885, he received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1908 and published his first novel, Hike and the Aeroplane, in 1912. He published Babbitt, perhaps his most famous work, in 1922 and in 1926 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Arrowsmith but rejected it. In 1930 ... Read more
Reviews for Babbitt
Full of vivid satire
Robert McCrum
Observer
Sinclair Lewis's wonderful demolition of the venal and pusillanimous nature of commercial America, Babbitt
Scotland on Sunday
A satirical masterpiece
Sunday Times
One of the century's most perceptive writers on working life
Observer
His view of America was mordant, yet it was also unexpectedly ... Read more
Robert McCrum
Observer
Sinclair Lewis's wonderful demolition of the venal and pusillanimous nature of commercial America, Babbitt
Scotland on Sunday
A satirical masterpiece
Sunday Times
One of the century's most perceptive writers on working life
Observer
His view of America was mordant, yet it was also unexpectedly ... Read more