num_pages: 388
description: Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a vivid portrait of life and death in a turn-of-the-century American meat-packing factory. A grim indictment that led to government regulations of the food industry, The Jungle is Sinclair's extraordinary contribution to literature and social reform.
language: English
title: The Jungle
titlecomplete: The Jungle
characters: Jurgis, Ona Lukoszaite, Teta Elzbieta Lukoszaite
genres: Classics, Banned Books, Historical, Novels, School, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 142342
places: Chicago, Illinois, Illinois
publisher: Penguin Classics