{"product_id":"it-cant-happen-here-paperback-1","title":"It Can't Happen Here - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSinclair Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eGary Scharnhorst\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal.\"--Salon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of \u003ci\u003eMain Street, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBabbitt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president who becomes a dictator to save the nation from welfare cheats, sex, crime, and a liberal press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"a message to thinking Americans\" by the\u003ci\u003e Springfield Republican\u003c\/i\u003e when it was published in 1935, \u003ci\u003eIt Can't Happen Here \u003c\/i\u003eis a shockingly prescient novel that remains as fresh and contemporary as today's news. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Michael Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e and an Afterword by Gary Scharnhorst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of a country doctor, \u003cb\u003eHarry Sinclair Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (1885-1951) was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. His childhood and early youth were spent in the Midwest, and later he attended Yale University, where he was editor of the literary magazine. After graduating in 1907, he worked as a reporter and in editorial positions at various newspapers, magazines, and publishing houses from the East Coast to California. He was able to give this work up after a few of his stories had appeared in magazines and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eOur Mr. Wrenn\u003c\/i\u003e (1914), had been published. \u003ci\u003eMain Street \u003c\/i\u003e(1920) was his first really successful novel, and his reputation was secured by the publication of \u003ci\u003eBabbitt\u003c\/i\u003e (1922). Lewis was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith \u003c\/i\u003e(1925) but refused to accept the honor, saying the prize was meant to go to a novel that celebrated the wholesomeness of American life, something his books did not do. He did accept, however, when in 1930 he became the first American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. During the last part of his life, he spent a great deal of time in Europe and continued to write both novels and plays. In 1950, after completing his last novel, \u003ci\u003eWorld So Wide\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), he intended to take an extended tour but became ill and was forced to settle in Rome, where he spent some months working on his poems before dying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePhD, a professor of English at the University of Connecticut, previously taught at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the College of William and Mary. His scholarly articles have appeared in such periodicals as \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in the American Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e. An internationally recognized authority on Henry David Thoreau, he is a former president of the Thoreau Society and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Thoreau Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, a standard reference. His first book, \u003ci\u003eSeveral More Lives to Live: Thoreau's Political Reputation in America\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize by the American Studies Association. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Bedford Introduction to Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, his edited volumes include \u003ci\u003eFrederick Douglass: The Narrative and Selected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Scharnhorst\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico, editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Realism\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor in alternating years of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Scholarship\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519948255539,"sku":"9780451465641","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eUEyWW1tdFlhT0wrTC9jRkRHQ010UT09.webp?v=1760514865","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/it-cant-happen-here-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}