| Babbitt Contributor(s): Gill, Natalie (Editor), Lewis, Sinclair (Author) |
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ISBN: 153905683X ISBN-13: 9781539056836 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 1110 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.24 lbs) 422 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zenith is the Midwestern city where George F. Babbitt lives and works. A successful real estate agent, his business provides all the material trappings and comfort he thinks he ought to have. He is a member of all the right clubs, and unquestioningly shares the same aspirations and ideas as his friends and fellow Boosters. Yet even complacent, conformist 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 fulfilment 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. A brilliant satire, it evokes an era and at the same time exposes a universal social malaise. |