description: Babbitt is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked by Babbitt was influential in the decision to award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Lewis in 1930.
language: English
title: Babbitt
titlecomplete: Babbitt
genres: 20th Century, American, Historical Fiction, Nobel Prize, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 23242
publisher: Buccaneer Books