| Babbit Contributor(s): Lewis, Sinclair (Author) |
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ISBN: 151151941X ISBN-13: 9781511519410 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.10 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1920's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16705 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt was influential in the decision to award Lewis the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. The word "Babbitt" entered the English language as a "person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards". |