A portrait of George F. Babbitt, the prosperous, conniving real-estate man from Zenith who will live forever in American fiction. At turns lyrically soul-searching and scathing in its honesty, Babbitt captures the essence of the 1920s while remaining a timeless piece of literature. Babbitt, the ultimate conformist and social climber, seeks power in his community and self-esteem from others. Outwardly, he is the ultimate "big booster," and he toes the company line with "zip and zowie." In his dreams, however, he is tormented by the emptiness of his soul.
year: 2002, 1998, 1996, 2007, 1989, 1991, 1980, 1922, 1950, 1961
call number/section: 1000
subjects: middle aged men, fiction, businessmen, conformity, united states, businesspeople, middle west, fiction, psychological fiction, american satire, psychological fiction, satire, psychological, fiction, middle-aged men
Editions
Lewis, Sinclair
Modern Library (2002)
George Babbitt, a successful middle-aged businessman living in 1920s Ohio, is shocked when his best friend is convicted of murder.
Schools: 3
Lewis, Sinclair
Signet Classic (1998)
Depicts middle class life in America through the character of George Babbitt, a middle-aged businessman in an average Midwestern city.
Schools: 3
Lewis, Sinclair
Penguin (1996)
George Babbitt, a successful middle-aged businessman living in 1920s Ohio, is shocked when his best friend is convicted of murder.
Schools: 1
Lewis, Sinclair
Signet (2007)
Tale of a coniving, prosperous real estate man who becomes totally corrupt.
Schools: 1
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt Brace (1989)
George Babbit is a middle class American living in an average Midwestern city, in this satire of middle class life.
Schools: 2
Lewis, Sinclair
Signet (1991)
Tale of a coniving, prosperous real estate man who becomes totally corrupt.
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
New American Library (1980)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace and Company (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
New American Library (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
New American Library (1961)
An ugly but a convincing portrait of a total conformist: a conniving, prosperous real estate man from Zenith.
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
New American Library (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace and company (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Modern Library (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace and company (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
A satire on the shallow life led by members of the middle class in an American city named Zenith.
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace and Company (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
George Babbitt, a successful middle-aged businessman living in 1920s Ohio, is shocked when his best friend is convicted of murder.
Schools: 2
Lewis, Sinclair
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace and Company (1922)
Schools: 0
Lewis, Sinclair
Schools: 1
Lewis, Sinclair
Harcourt, Brace & World (1950)
A portrait of George F. Babbitt, the prosperous, conniving real-estate man from Zenith who will live forever in American fiction. At turns lyrically soul-searching and scathing in its honesty, Babbitt captures the essence of the 1920s while remaining a timeless piece of literature. Babbitt, the ultimate conformist and social climber, seeks power in his community and self-esteem from others. Outwardly, he is the ultimate "big booster," and he toes the company line with "zip and zowie." In his dreams, however, he is tormented by the emptiness of his soul.
Schools: 1
Lewis, Sinclair
George Babbitt, a successful middle-aged businessman living in 1920s Ohio, is shocked when his best friend is convicted of murder.
Schools: 1