It Can't Happen Here
By Sinclair Lewis
Harry Hartog's review
So you have read 1984. Ever wonder how Big Brother got elected? Read this book. This book was re-published in 2016 following the first election of Trump. Why? Because in 1935 this author predicted the whole thing, with unsettling accuracy. He even predicted what is happening right now in Minnesota. This is the one book every single person should read. Especially if you think that it can't happen here. - Lauren, Subscriptions
Description
New to Penguin Classics, Lewis's 1935 bestseller about a demagogue who becomes president of the United States is 'frighteningly contemporary'
It's 1935 and discontent is rife in America. From the political margins appears Buzz Windrip, charismatic presidential candidate and 'inspired guesser at what political doctrines the people would like'. Sweeping to power amid mass elation, he promises wealth for all and the dawn of a glorious new era. Small-town newspaper editor Doremus Jessup is worried, especially when the new regime becomes increasingly authoritarian. But what can one individual do to fight an all-powerful state? Sinclair Lewis's terrifying cautionary tale pits liberal complacency against popular fascism and shows- yes, it really can happen here.
- ISBN:
- 9780241310663
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 384
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Penguin Classics
- Weight:
- 280 g