| Babbit Contributor(s): Lewis, Sinclair (Author) |
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ISBN: 1163200352 ISBN-13: 9781163200353 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.69 lbs) 408 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16705 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1919. Lewis, was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Possibly the greatest satirist of his age, Lewis wrote novels that present a devastating picture of middle-class American life in the 1920s. Although he ridiculed the values, the lifestyles, and even the speech of his characters, there is often affection behind the irony. Lewis began his career as a journalist, editor, and hack writer. He became an important literary figure with the publication of Main Street. His seventh novel, Babbitt, is considered by many critics to be his greatest work. The story follows George Babbitt, a middle-aged realtor who is unimaginative, self-important, and hopelessly middle class. Vaguely dissatisfied with his position, he tries to alter the pattern of his life by flirting with liberalism and by having an affair with an attractive widow, only to find that his dread of ostracism is greater than his desire for escape. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. |