· Babbitt by SINCLAIR LEWIS { RYAN HOLIDAY } don’t think there was anyone in the s who would have believed that this book would be completely forgotten. Yet, here we are 80–90 years later: you’ve probably never heard of the term or the book. · Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 7 by Sinclair Lewis. ( From Books) - Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis ( - ) This satire of the American social landscape created a sensation upon its publication. Babbitt's name became an instant and enduring synonym for middle-class complacency, and his story remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life/5(K).
Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, was first published in This novel is a satire of American culture. It critiques society and the socially-acceptable behavior of middle-class American life and its pressure on individuals toward conformity. Reviews. Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50! "Babbitt," by Sinclair Lewis, is part of the "Barnes Noble Classics"""series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Babbitt, first published in , 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.
Babbitt moaned; turned over; struggled back toward his dream. He could see only her face now, beyond misty waters. The furnace-man slammed the basement door. A dog barked in the next yard. As Babbitt sank blissfully into a dim warm tide, the paper-carrier went by whistling, and the rolled-up Advocate thumped the front door. Following the critical and commercial success of Main Street, Sinclair Lewis directed his barbs at the American businessman in Babbitt. The central character, George Follansbee Babbitt, is a middle-aged realtor living in Zenith, the Zip City. He is unimaginative, self-important, and hopelessly middle class. Sinclair Lewis was an American playwright and novelist. Born in , he received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in and published his first novel, Hike and the Aeroplane, in He published Babbitt, perhaps his most fanous work, in and in he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Arrowsmith but rejected it.
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