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Babbitt (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Loot Price R267
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Amusing and tragic by turn, Sinclair Lewis's classic novel is a
biting satire of middle-American values whose title has entered the
language as a byword for smug complacency, conformity, and
materialism, and whose suburban targets are still much in evidence.
A successful real estate agent, George F. Babbitt is a member of
all the right clubs, and unquestioningly shares the same
aspirations and ideas as his friends and fellow Boosters. Yet even
Babbitt dreams of romance and escape, and when his best friend does
something to throw his world upside down, he rebels, and tries to
find fulfillment in romantic adventures and liberal thinking.
Hilarious and poignant, Babbitt turns the spotlight on middle
America and strips bare the hypocrisy of business practice, social
mores, politics, and religious institutions. In his introduction
and notes Gordon Hutner explores the novel's historical and
literary contexts, and highlights its rich cultural and social
references. The book also features an up-to-date bibliography and
explanatory notes that document and gloss the rich social history
of the period.
About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has
made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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