{"product_id":"babbitt-9780486431673","title":"Babbitt","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProsperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything a man could wish: good health, a fine family, and a profitable business in a booming Midwestern city. But the middle-aged real estate agent is shaken from his self-satisfaction by a growing restlessness with the limitations of his life. When a personal crisis forces a reexamination of his values, Babbitt mounts a rebellion against social expectations -- jeopardizing his reputation and business standing as well as his marriage.\u003cbr\u003eWidely considered Sinclair Lewis's greatest novel, this satire of the American social landscape created a sensation upon its 1922 publication. Babbitt's name became an instant and enduring synonym for middle-class complacency, and the strictures of his existence revealed the emptiness of the mainstream vision of success. His story reflects the nature of a conformist society, in which the pressures of maintaining propriety can ultimately cause individuals to lose their place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabbitt \u003c\/i\u003eranks among the important 20th-century works addressing the struggles of people caught in the machinery of modern life, and it remains ever-relevant as a cautionary tale against clinging to conventional values.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45033856008343,"sku":"9780486431673","price":729.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780486431673.webp?v=1769209894","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/babbitt-9780486431673","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}