Last night I bought a copy of Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here, based mostly on the recommendation of Amazon.com, as it is thematically related to 1984.
It was something of a discovery for me, as I hadn't really noticed Sinclair Lewis before. I'm not stupid, but it is entirely possible that I mistook him for Upton Sinclair. Either way, I read the introduction to It Can't Happen Here and found it encouraging.
According to the introduction, his early works such as Main Street, Babbitt, and Elmer Gantry dealt with themes that "hold a mirror up to the parochialism and provincialism" of the time and his readers "flinched at his representations of their middle-class lives."
I think I need to look into this Sinclair Lewis; I like what I've heard so far...
My father is actually working on the complete works of Sinclair Lewis. As it putting them together with notes and intro's and such. I think the first 7 volumes have been printed. Once they are all done I will see if I can get you a copy.
ReplyDeleteThat would be awesome, dude. I honestly think I just flat out missed him. Like he was all mashed up in my mind like some kind of "Before & After" puzzle on Wheel of Fortune: Upton Sinclair Lewis.
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem except I have still never read Sinclair ... but I love Upton. Mostly because I am a socialist at heart.
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