Babbitt /
"In the fall of 1920, Sinclair Lewis began a novel set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. The novel ceme...
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Group Author: | ; |
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Modern Library,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2002. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Modern Library paperback edition. |
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"In the fall of 1920, Sinclair Lewis began a novel set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. The novel cemented Lewis's prominence as a social commentator." From the bookjacket. |
Carrier Form: | xx, 404 pages ; 21 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780375759253 0375759255 |
Index Number: | PS3523 |
CLC: | I712.45 |
Call Number: | I712.45/L676-15 |