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A house for Mr. Biswas / Naipaul, V.S. 2001  Book
Naipaul, V.S. Book
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Publication New York, Vintage international, 2001.
Description 564pRed and blue spine
Summary/Abstract Hailed as one of the 20th century's greatest novels, the story traces the quest of Mr. Mohun Biswas to buy his own home. Having spent most of his forty-six years striving for independence, shuttled from one residence to another after the drowning of his father(for which he is inadvertently responsible), Mr.Biswas takes on myriad vocations in a desperate struggle to weaken the hold of his wife's domineering family.
Standard Number 0375707166 Pb.
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Babbitt / Lewis, Sinclair 2003  Book
Lewis, Sinclair Book
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Publication New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 2003.
Description vi, 310pBrown Spine
Series Dover Thrift Editions
Summary/Abstract 1919. Lewis, was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Possibly the greatest satirist of his age, Lewis wrote novels that present a devastating picture of middle-class American life in the 1920s. Although he ridiculed the values, the lifestyles, and even the speech of his characters, there is often affection behind the irony. Lewis began his career as a journalist, editor, and hack writer. He became an important literary figure with the publication of Main Street. His seventh novel, Babbitt, is considered by many critics to be his greatest work. The story follows George Babbitt, a middle-aged realtor who is unimaginative, self-important, and hopelessly middle class. Vaguely dissatisfied with his position, he tries to alter the pattern of his life by flirting with liberalism and by having an affair with an attractive widow, only to find that his dread of ostracism is greater than his desire for escape.
Standard Number 0486431673 Pb.
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