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: Politics, Historical Fiction, Historical, School, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Banned Books, Fiction
ratings_count: 142345
places: Chicago, Illinois, Illinois
publisher: Signet Classics