Published during the heyday of fascism in Europe, It Can't Happen Here is a chilling cautionary tale by one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, which is still startlingly relevant almost a century later.
A trenchant satire on consumeristic society Babbitt is the crowning achievement of Sinclair Lewis, winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature. This edition contains notes and extra material.
Realising that his life is devoid of meaning, he grows determined to transcend his trivial existence and search for a greater purpose. In the economic boom years of 1920s' America, Babbitt... Læs mere
George F. Babbitt is a real estate agent in the fictional Midwestern city of Zenith. Complacent, acquisitive, and conformist, his awareness of something lacking in his life finally leads him to... Læs mere