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Praise. By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature “Sinclair Lewis’s best—and most misunderstood—novel . . . Lewis’s Babbitt is . . . one of a small group of American fictional creations who, in the early years of the 20th century, stand in their very different ways as landmarks in the story of the social evolution of our country: Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Wharton’s Lily Bart ...
Sinclair Lewis. Bantam Books, 1998 - Fiction - 410 pages. When Babbitt was first published in 1922, fans gleefully hailed its scathing portrait of a crass, materialistic nation; critics denounced it as an unfair skewering of the American businessman. Sparking heated literary debate, Babbitt became a controversial classic, securing Sinclair ...
When Babbitt was first published in 1922, fans gleefully hailed its scathing portrait of a crass, materialistic nation; critics denounced it as an unfair skewering of the American businessman. Sparking heated literary debate, Babbitt became a controversial classic, securing Sinclair Lewis's place as one of America's preeminent social commentators.
Babbitt is set in the modern Midwestern city of Zenith. George F. Babbitt, a 46- year-old real estate broker, enjoys all the modern conveniences available to a prosperous middle-class businessman, yet he is dissatisfied with his life. When the novel opens, Babbitt has begun to regularly indulge in fantasies about a fairy girl who makes him feel ...
5 de fev. de 2011 · Bom, o livro em questão é Babbitt, um romance publicado em 1922, de autoria de Sinclair Lewis, laureado com o Nobel em 1930, que, segundo reza a lenda, teve fortes razões políticas, já que com a premiação, a Academia Sueca pretendia mostrar que não tinha ressalvas quanto à literatura americana, acolhendo-a ao cânone do velho mundo de ...
Babbitt é um livro de autoria de Sinclair Lewis publicado em 1922 [1]. Babbitt é uma sátira da vida cotidiana americana no início do século XX , em seu comportamento conformista, principalmente da classe média.
Babbitt 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 on individuals toward conformity. Source: Lewis, S. (1922) Babbitt New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. Chapter 1 Another day begins in the Babbitt household.
