World's End I: 1 - Softcover

Sinclair, Upton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931313016 ISBN 13: 9781931313018

Publisher: Simon Publications, 2001

Synopsis

While this novel is fictional with most of it's main characters, it is probably one of the best historical views of the 20th Century. At the same time it is extremely funny. The story is also applicable to the present day and the foreseeable future in that it politically targets the desire of the West to control oil flow. Yes, the plot starts out during the years of pre-WW I and continues thru WW II. It will give the reader a greater understanding of the world events during that period of time. As said in a review, the character of "Lanny Budd is extraordinary and realistically portrayed with true emotion asndf depth". Upton Sinclair left us a truly viviid perspective of the world at this point in history. It is one of the best Sinclair novels he ever wrote and perhaps one of the greatest novels produced in the 20th Century. It is a 5 star book! A Collector's Edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore in September 1878. His father moved the family to New York City in 1888. Although his own family was extremely poor, he spent periods of time living with his wealthy grandparents. He later argued that witnessing these extremes turned him into a socialist. Sinclair funded his college education by writing stories for newspapers and magazines. Sinclair s first novel was published in 1901. Sinclair was extremely active in socialist politics throughout his life. His novel "Dragon s Teeth" (1942) on the rise of Nazism won him the Pulitzer Prize. By the time Upton Sinclair died in 1968, he had published more than ninety books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon Publications
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1931313016
• ISBN 13: 9781931313018
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376