Name: The Job
SKU: 58120793
Price: 1074.00 ZAR
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Author: Lewis Sinclair
ISBN: 9781258938307

Type

Physical Book

Author

Sinclair Lewis

Lewis Sinclair

Publisher

Literary Licensing, LLC

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.9 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781258938307

Synopsis "The Job"

The Job is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis that explores the life of a young man named Aloysius ""Al"" Timberman. The story is set in the early 1900s and follows Al as he navigates his way through various jobs and social situations in pursuit of success and happiness.Al begins his journey as a college student, but soon drops out to pursue a career in advertising. He quickly rises through the ranks and becomes a successful ad man, but finds himself unfulfilled and disillusioned with the corporate world. He quits his job and embarks on a series of odd jobs, including working as a dishwasher and a door-to-door salesman.Throughout the novel, Al struggles with his identity and his place in the world. He is torn between his desire for material success and his longing for something more meaningful. He also grapples with issues of class and social status, as he comes from a working-class background but aspires to be part of the upper echelons of society.The Job is a poignant and thought-provoking novel that offers a compelling portrait of a young man's journey through life. It explores themes of ambition, identity, and the American Dream, and offers a commentary on the social and economic realities of early 20th century America.This is a new release of the original 1926 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Lewis Sinclair

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Sinclair Lewis, el primer estadounidense en ganar el Premio Nobel de Literatura, nació en Sauk Centre, Minnesota, en 1885. Aunque se enorgullecía de sus raíces en el Medio Oeste, viajó extensamente y se interesó por diversos aspectos de la sociedad estadounidense, desde los negocios y la medicina hasta la religión y la vida en pueblos pequeños. Su preocupación por cuestiones de género, raza y los desposeídos en la sociedad hacen que su obra siga siendo vital y pertinente hoy en día. Como escribió Sheldon Norman Grebstein en su obra Sinclair Lewis, Lewis «fue la conciencia de su generación y bien podría ser la conciencia de la nuestra. Su análisis de los Estados Unidos de la década de 1920 es válido para los Estados Unidos de hoy. Sus profecías se han convertido en nuestras verdades y sus miedos en nuestros problemas más cruciales». Sinclair Lewis fue nominado al Premio Pulitzer por Main Street y Babbitt y ganó el premio por Arrowsmith (aunque lo rechazó). Fue miembro del Instituto Nacional de Artes y Letras y de la Academia Estadounidense de Artes y Letras. Murió en Roma en 1951.

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