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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

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Babbitt
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Publisher: Harcourt
ISBN/ASIN: 0486431673
Number of pages: 344

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Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life.

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