Sinclair Lewis

Dodsworth

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Produktbeschreibung

A razor-sharp, globe-trotting satire of ambition, marriage, and American identity. Meet Sam Dodsworth: successful automobile magnate, self-made man, and living symbol of American achievement. But when Sam retires early and sets sail for Europe with his restless, socially ambitious wife Fran, he’s about to discover that the real challenge of life isn’t business—it’s figuring out what truly matters when success no longer defines you. As Fran chases flirtations and fantasies through the salons and soirées of Europe, Sam is left to confront the growing distance between them—and between who he was and who he wants to become. Witty, unsparing, and surprisingly emotional, Dodsworth is Sinclair Lewis at his sharpest—skewering American materialism, European pretension, and the quiet desperation of people who’ve achieved everything except happiness. A novel of reinvention, midlife reckoning, and the bittersweet cost of independence, Dodsworth feels as fresh and relevant today as it did when it first stunned readers in 1929. For fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Evelyn Waugh, and sharp literary travel fiction, this is a biting, brilliant novel you won’t forget.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Start Publishing Pd
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9798880925834
• Artikelnr.: 75764248

Autorenporträt

Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds." He has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a postage stamp in the Great Americans series.