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Babbitt - Couverture souple

Lewis, Sinclair

 
9781619493032: Babbitt
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1619493039 ISBN 13 : 9781619493032
Editeur : Empire Books, 2012

Synopsis

Lewis’ scathing satire of middle-class America, Babbitt explores the social pressures of conformity and materialism. It tells the story of George Babbitt, a middle-aged family man who becomes disillusioned with both conformity and his belated attempts at rebellion. Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Zenith, Babbitt offers a powerful critique of the American Dream and all it entails.

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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.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Lewis’ scathing satire of middle-class America, Babbitt explores the social pressures of conformity and materialism. It tells the story of George Babbitt, a middle-aged family man who becomes disillusioned with both conformity and his belated attempts at rebellion. Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Zenith, Babbitt offers a powerful critique of the American Dream and all it entails.

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Éditeur
Empire Books
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1619493039
ISBN 13 
9781619493032
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
380
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Personne responsable
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