Babbitt

Overview

First published in 1922, this modern classic is a biting satire of middle-American values that retains much of its poignancy today. The novel follows George F. Babbitt, an outwardly successful but inwardly unhappy real estate salesman, as he pursues the American Dream, but then loses faith in it and rebels against conformity. Publicado por primera vez en 1922, este clásico moderno es una sátira punzante de los valores de la clase media americana que se mantiene vigente hoy en día. La novela narra la historia de George F. Babbitt, un vendedor de bienes raíces exitoso pero infeliz, quien persigue el Sueño americano, pero luego pierde fe en él y se rebela frente a la conformidad.

Reviews

"Since Dickens, few writers have brought the common language to their literary creations as Sinclair Lewis did […] In Babitt he relates, with a sharp eye, the life of the average American citizen.”  —Gore Vidal, The New York Review of Books

Author Biography

Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, a short story writer, and a playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Jose Manuel Alvarez is a translator.