Babbit - Couverture souple

Lewis, Sinclair

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1417914394 ISBN 13 : 9781417914395

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Babbitt is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis and published in 1922. The story follows the life of George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate agent living in the fictional city of Zenith, which is based on the author's hometown of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Babbitt is a conformist who is obsessed with success and the trappings of wealth. He is a member of various clubs and organizations, including the Boosters, a group that promotes the city of Zenith. Babbitt's life is turned upside down when he meets a young woman named Tanis Judique, with whom he begins an affair. The novel explores themes of conformity, materialism, and the search for meaning in life. It is considered a classic of American literature and a critique of the values of the American middle class.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.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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".

Biographie de l'auteur

Sinclair Lewis was born in Minnesota in 1885. He wrote his first novel, OUR MR WRENN, in 1914, but achieved little success until the publication of MAIN STREET in 1920. He popularity as a satirical novelist increased with BABBIT (1922), MARTIN ARROWSMITH (1924), ELMER GANTRY (1927), and DODSWORTH (1929). He refused a Pulitzer Prize in 1927, but three years later accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature, being the first American to receive the award. Sinclair Lewis died in Rome, 1951.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1417914394
• ISBN 13: 9781417914395
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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