Il libro è attualmente esaurito
Maggiori informazioni sul libro
The rise of Berzelius Buzz Windrip, a demagogue who becomes President of the United States, sets the stage for a chilling exploration of totalitarianism in this semi-satirical novel. Windrip capitalizes on fear, promising economic reforms and a return to traditional values, only to impose a ruthless regime with a paramilitary force. The story follows journalist Doremus Jessup as he resists this oppressive government, highlighting themes of political corruption and the fragility of democracy. Its relevance resonates with contemporary issues, making it a strikingly prescient work.
Acquisto del libro
It Can't Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2022
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (In brossura)
Ti avviseremo via email non appena lo rintracceremo.
Metodi di pagamento
Qui potrebbe esserci la tua recensione.
- Titolo
- It Can't Happen Here
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Sinclair Lewis
- Editore
- Rupa Publications
- Pubblicato
- 2022
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 318
- ISBN13
- 9789355222107
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Prosa storica, Fantascienza, Classici, Politica, USA, Letteratura Americana, XX Secolo, Regali per gli uomini, Distopia, America, Storia alternativa, Terzo Reich (Germania nazista), 1933-1945, Resistenza, Fascismo, Dittatura, Stato totalitario
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1935
- Titolo originale
- It Can't Happen Here
- Valutazione
- 3,75 su 5
- Descrizione
- The rise of Berzelius Buzz Windrip, a demagogue who becomes President of the United States, sets the stage for a chilling exploration of totalitarianism in this semi-satirical novel. Windrip capitalizes on fear, promising economic reforms and a return to traditional values, only to impose a ruthless regime with a paramilitary force. The story follows journalist Doremus Jessup as he resists this oppressive government, highlighting themes of political corruption and the fragility of democracy. Its relevance resonates with contemporary issues, making it a strikingly prescient work.