The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2002
Summary
Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. Its title , like Catch-22 and Fahrenheit 451 , has become a part of America’s cultural vocabulary. Tom Rath doesn’t want anything extraordinary out of life: just a decent home, enough money to support his family, and a career that won’t crush his spirit. After returning from World War II, he takes a PR job at a television network. It is inane, dehumanizing work. But when a s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781568582467 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1568582463 |
| Author: | Sloan Wilson, Jonathan Franzen |
| Publisher: | Avalon Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Nation Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2002 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 138mm x 22mm |
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“The writing is vigorous, unvarnished, tartly observant; its overhanging disquietude isn’t dated - if anything, it’s deepened.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review
About The Author
Sloan Wilson
Sloan Wilson, born in Connecticut in 1920, is a graduate of Harvard, a veteran of World War II, and has worked as a reporter for Time-Life and as a college professor. He is the author of fifteen books, including A Summer Place and Ice Brothers. Jonathan Franzen, the literary sensation of 2002, is the author of the National Book Award-winner The Corrections, among several others.
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