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Signet # T 2011. Very Good. 1961. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Tightly bound and unmarked with cover edgewear and scuffing. "Businessman George F. Babbitt loves the latest appliances, brand names and the Republican party. In fact, he loves being a Solid Citizen even more than he loves his wife. But Babbitt comes to resent the middle class trappings he has worked so hard to acquire. Realising that his life is devoid of meaning, he grows determined to transcend his trivial existence and search for a greater purpose." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 219 pages .
Synopsis
Babbitt , by Sinclair Lewis, was first published in 1922. This novel is a satire of American culture. It critiques society and the socially-acceptable behavior of middle-class American life and its pressure on individuals toward conformity.
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- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18788
- Title
- Babbitt
- Author
- Lewis Sinclair
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Signet # T 2011
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Classic;
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