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Babbitt de Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt

Autor Sinclair Lewis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 ian 2017
Unabridged value reproduction of BABBITT by the gritty realist and Nobel Prize winner Sinclair Lewis. It is a tale of the emptiness of materialism in the roaring twenties that applies today to those wanting a simpler life. The hero is Babbitt, ruling his business with militant normalcy and also the most grievous victim of his own militant dullness. Lewis describes it this way, "He is all of us Americans at 46, prosperous but worried, wanting - passionately - to seize something more than motor cars and a house before it's too late."
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ISBN-13: 9781945644634
ISBN-10: 194564463X
Pagini: 164
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Chump Change

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Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was a trailblazing American novelist, social critic, and satirist-best known for his sharp eye, biting wit, and fearless critiques of American life. In 1930, he became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for his ability to create vivid characters and expose the hypocrisies of modern society with both humor and insight.Lewis's best-known works-Main Street, Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Dodsworth-captured the spirit, ambitions, and contradictions of early 20th-century America. Whether skewering middle-class conformity, religious opportunism, or romanticized nationalism, his novels remain strikingly relevant, unafraid to challenge readers while entertaining them.Born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis rose from small-town roots to become one of the most influential voices in American letters. Through characters who are flawed, searching, and deeply human, Lewis offered the world a mirror-sometimes comic, sometimes cruel, but always honest.

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Amusing and tragic by turn, Sinclair Lewis's classic novel is a biting satire of middle-American values whose title has entered the language as a byword for smug complacency, conformity, and materialism, and whose suburban targets are still much in evidence. A successful real estate agent, George F. Babbitt is a member of all the right clubs, and unquestioningly shares the same aspirations and ideas as his friends and fellow Boosters. Yet even Babbitt dreams of romance and escape, and when his best friend does something to throw his world upside down, he rebels, and tries to find fulfillment in romantic adventures and liberal thinking. Hilarious and poignant, Babbitt turns the spotlight on middle America and strips bare the hypocrisy of business practice, social mores, politics, and religious institutions. In his introduction and notes Gordon Hutner explores the novel's historical and literary contexts, and highlights its rich cultural and social references. The book also features an up-to-date bibliography and explanatory notes that document and gloss the rich social history of the period.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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George E. Babbitt, a conniving, prosperous real estate man from Zenith, Ohio, revels in his popularity, his success, and, especially, in the material rewards they bring. He bullies his wife, flirts with other women, and patronizes the less successful. But when his best friend is sent to prison for killing his wife, Babbitt's middle-class complacency is shattered, and he rebels, seeking a more "meaningful" life. His small revolt is quickly defeated, however, by public opinion and his own need for acceptance. Babbitt captures the flavor of America during the economic boom years of the 1920s, and its protagonist has become the symbol of middle-class mediocrity, his name an enduring part of the American lexicon.