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Title: Babbitt: Tarina amerikkalaisesta miehestä, hänen perheestään ja ainoasta ystävyydestään
Original Publication: Finland: WSOY,1925.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbitt_(novel)
Credits: Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Babbitt: Tarina amerikkalaisesta miehestä, hänen perheestään ja ainoasta…" by Sinclair Lewis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate salesman, who navigates the complexities of American life, family dynamics, and personal discontent in the bustling, modern city of Zenith. The opening of the novel introduces us to the city of Zenith with its striking skyscrapers and busy streets, contrasting it with George F. Babbitt's unremarkable domestic existence. As he wakes up in his home, we see his mundane morning routine and his complex feelings towards life, highlighted by a vivid daydream of youthful romance, known in the narrative as "Taruntytti." His interactions with family reveal a mixture of irritation and affection, and it's clear that his life is filled with societal expectations and personal contradictions. As he prepares to confront another day at work, Babbitt embodies the struggles of modernity and the search for significance in a consumer-driven environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
Translator: Voionmaa, Eino, 1872-1928
EBook No.: 69069
Published: Sep 30, 2022
Downloads: 80
Language: Finnish
Subject: Satire
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Middle-aged men -- Fiction
Subject: Conformity -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Babbitt: Tarina amerikkalaisesta miehestä, hänen perheestään ja ainoasta ystävyydestään
Original Publication: Finland: WSOY,1925.
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babbitt_(novel)
Credits: Sirkku-Liisa Häyhä-Karmakainen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Babbitt: Tarina amerikkalaisesta miehestä, hänen perheestään ja ainoasta…" by Sinclair Lewis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate salesman, who navigates the complexities of American life, family dynamics, and personal discontent in the bustling, modern city of Zenith. The opening of the novel introduces us to the city of Zenith with its striking skyscrapers and busy streets, contrasting it with George F. Babbitt's unremarkable domestic existence. As he wakes up in his home, we see his mundane morning routine and his complex feelings towards life, highlighted by a vivid daydream of youthful romance, known in the narrative as "Taruntytti." His interactions with family reveal a mixture of irritation and affection, and it's clear that his life is filled with societal expectations and personal contradictions. As he prepares to confront another day at work, Babbitt embodies the struggles of modernity and the search for significance in a consumer-driven environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 40.6 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Author: Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
Translator: Voionmaa, Eino, 1872-1928
EBook No.: 69069
Published: Sep 30, 2022
Downloads: 80
Language: Finnish
Subject: Satire
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Businessmen -- Fiction
Subject: Middle-aged men -- Fiction
Subject: Conformity -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.