Description
In 1936, as the Great Depression leaves many Americans desperate for answers, Senator Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip rises on a populist platform that promises renewal, order, and a return to “traditional” values. Doremus Jessup, a small-town newspaper editor, watches his country’s democratic safeguards erode—first through rhetoric and propaganda, then through intimidation, censorship, and escalating violence. Told with Sinclair Lewis’s sharp, satirical edge and unsettling realism, the novel traces how ordinary people can be pulled into complicity or resistance when fear and resentment are weaponized. A chilling study of authoritarianism’s appeal, the fragility of institutions, and the moral cost of speaking out, this dystopian classic turns familiar American streets into a battleground—proving that the collapse of democracy is never as impossible as it sounds.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 2017
400 pages
ISBN: 9780241310663
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Details
First Published
1935
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis.