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Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything a man could wish: good health, a fine family, and a profitable business in a booming Midwestern city. But the middle-aged real estate agent is shaken from his self-satisfaction by a growing restlessness with the limitations of his life. When a personal crisis forces a reexamination of his values, Babbitt mounts a rebellion against social expectations--jeopardizing his reputation and business standing as well as his marriage.
Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire of the American social landscape created a sensation upon its 1922 publication. Babbitt's name became an instant and enduring synonym for middle-class complacency, and the strictures of his existence revealed the emptiness of the mainstream vision of success. His story reflects the nature of a conformist society, in which the pressures of maintaining propriety can ultimately cause individuals to lose their place in the world.
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- Title Babbitt
- Author Sinclair Lewis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 305
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, New York
- Date 2003-09-22
- ISBN 9780486431673 / 0486431673
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.48 x 6.34 x 0.77 in (21.54 x 16.10 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 1110
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Businessmen, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003046064
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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