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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100451465644
ISBN-139780451465641
eBay Product ID (ePID)167599459
Product Key Features
Book TitleIt Can't Happen Here
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicClassics, Literary, Political, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorSinclair Lewis
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight7.8 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width4.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Written at white heat."-- Chicago Tribune "Not only [Lewis's] most important book but one of the most important books ever produced in this country."-- The New Yorker
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Afterword byScharnhorst, Gary
Dewey Decimal813/.52
Synopsis"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal."--Salon It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt , and Arrowsmith . A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press. Called "a message to thinking Americans" by the Springfield Republican when it was published in 1935, It Can't Happen Here is a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today's news. With an Introduction by Michael Meyer and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst
LC Classification NumberPS3523.E94I8 2014
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- 22. Apr. 2017
The irony of "It Can't Happen Here"
The major American novelist Sinclair Lewis took on 1936 politics in this dystopian novel that stands with "Brave New World" and "1984". The winner of the Presidential election that year turns out to be a two-bit Napoleon who soon, with the help of his Cabinet and henchmen, changes the United States into a kinder, gentler version of the Third Reich. It will scare you, because, it can happen here. You may see some resonance with the 2016 election. If so, take comfort in the upbeat ending of the novel: even dictators don't last forever, it just seems like it.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 03. Mär. 2017
A Dark but prescient Tale
Altho Sinclair Lewis is best known for his satirical comments on middle class complacency, "It Can't Happen Here" is an novel about the fragility of of American democracy that is as relevant today as it was upon its publication in 1935. It is as well written as his better know works and details the ascension to the Presidency of a no-nothing, self-aggrandizing buffoon who makes unrealistic promises to a weary but gullible Depression-age nation. The country quickly becomes a Fascist state through tactics similar to the rise of authoritarian regimes of Nazi Germany and pre-war Italy. I serves as an ongoing warning to those who deny the possibility of such a regime in the US. Altho the book makes reference to political figures and events that may be obscure to many present day readers, this does not detract from the relevance of its theme.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 31. Jan. 2017
It it Deja Vu?
This story really captures how a country could turn Fascist. Especially liked the part where the newly elected president disputed the size of the crowd at an event. A timely read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 17. Jan. 2025
Great book Great author
Great book great authorBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jun. 2019
Perfect title
Written in the 1930s it sounds like today. Authoritarian President elected and he takes the country to a very dark place. The message....it can happen here.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Sep. 2019
It can’t happen here. Great title
Great book excellent condition really pleasedBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Feb. 2017
Now
Good book for today's politicsBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 04. Jan. 2022
Great book
It's been a great little book to readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Aug. 2019
If I had to do it all over, I wouldn't buy it.
His writing style seems tedious todayBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Aug. 2022
topical and timely
while written in the 1930's, this book is even relevant todayBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
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