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19 Ratings

4

Series

1 of 2

Duration
11H 55min
Language
English
Format
Category

Classics

In this sardonic portrait of the up-and-coming middle class during the prosperous 1920s, On the surface, everything is all right with Babbitt’s world of the solid, successful businessman. But in reality, George F. Babbitt is a lonely, middle-aged man. He doesn’t understand his family, has an unsuccessful attempt at an affair, and is almost financially ruined when he dares to voice sympathy for some striking workers. Babbitt finds that his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe. He is a man who has added a new word to our language: a “Babbitt,” meaning someone who conforms unthinkingly, a sheep.

© 2011 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781483090283
© 2016 Interactive Media (Ebook): 9781911263425

Release date

Audiobook: April 21, 2011
Ebook: March 15, 2016

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