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The novel that created a new archetype in American literature and earned its author the Nobel Prize in Literature.In this essential novel of American narrative, Sinclair Lewis introduces us to George F. Babbitt, a boisterous, arrogant real estate agent always concerned about h...
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Babbitt
The novel that created a new archetype in American literature and earned its author the Nobel Prize in Literature. In this essential novel of American narrative, Sinclair Lewis introduces us to George F. Babbitt, a boisterous, arrogant real estate agent always concerned about his reputation. Babbitt is the epitome of a new figure in American literature: the total conformist, a character who thinks and feels the same as the crowd. Or so he wants to believe. In great satirical scenes, we see him participate in meetings, social events, and business trips that capture all the hustle and bustle of his country's commercial culture. However, Lewis also studies the cracks in his personality, and the portrayal of his doubts ultimately reveals the hidden side of a period in American history when the myth of unlimited prosperity was about to give way to the age of anxiety. SINCLAIR LEWIS (Minnesota, 1885 - Rome, 1951) was an American writer who satirized the bourgeoisie and their mercantile and religious concerns. He was the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. "I know of no American novel that so accurately portrays real America." |
Editorial: DEBOLSILLO Fecha de publicación: Páginas: 464 Empastado: Tapa Blanda Idioma: Español |
