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Meet Sam Dodsworth, an amiable fifty-year-old millionaire and "American Captain of Industry, believing in the Republican Party, high tariffs and, so long as they did not annoy him personally, in Prohibition and the Episcopal Church." Dodsworth runs an auto manufacturing firm, but his beautiful wife, Fran, obsessed with the notion that she is growing old, persuades him to sell his interest in the company and take her to Europe. He agrees for the sake of their marriage, but before long, the pretensions of the cosmopolitan scene prove more enticing to Fran than her husband.
Both a devastating, surprisingly contemporary portrait of a marriage falling apart and a grand tour of the Europe of a bygone era,Dodsworth is stamped with Sinclair Lewis' signature satire, wickedly observant of America's foibles, and great fun.
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"Not my favorite Sinclair Lewis novel -- maybe even one of my least favorite -- but still a very compelling commentary on marriage, American values, and travels abroad. Masterfully written, but with a little less conflict than some of his other novels."
— Murray (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Lewis is an ingenious satirist of the American middle class, mimicking its speech and actions with what seems to be photographic realism but is actually more or less good-humored caricature.”
— Oxford Companion to American Literature -
“Lewis’ remarkable 1929 satirical novel…is brought to life in a straightforward yet entirely enjoyable performance by Grover Gardner…Gardner’s Dodsworth is a clear-cut and firm individual whose voice shifts ever so slightly once he begins to realize that there is far more to life than just a paycheck.”
— Publishers Weekly
Dodsworth Listener Reviews
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" Perceptive depiction of a couple traveling in Europe who see their marriage fall apart. "
— Rich, 1/19/2014 -
" Started slow as all get out, but by the time the marriage started to fall apart it caught my interest. Some insights into American culture and relationships that remain true today. Maybe progress is not all we like to believe. "
— Steve, 12/20/2013 -
" Like Hardy, one of my formerly favorite authors who I haven't read in years. "
— carl, 12/9/2013 -
" I had fallen in love with the movie, and so I had to read the novel itself. It did not disappoint. "
— Connie, 11/30/2013 -
" I really enjoyed this~ "
— Wendy, 7/22/2013 -
" I am halfway through this and not thrilled with it. Reading under duress just to be done with it. "
— Howard, 6/10/2013 -
" I thought the plot was drab and the people bland -- but intentionally so. Sinclair Lewis is underappreciated now, but he was a genius at serving up the realities of his time. "
— Mary, 4/29/2013 -
" A mediocre novel, but a mediocre novel of great value. "
— Jermajesty, 3/31/2013 -
" So much better than I thought it would be. Man that woman got on my last nerve. "
— Joe, 11/11/2012 -
" Longer than it should be, funnier than I would have expected. "
— Gail, 5/30/2012 -
" excellent. i love everything by sinclair lewis. "
— Stephanie, 9/21/2011 -
" Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is so well written and the character development is superb. It was a gut-wrenching story that got me thinking about my personal development in relationships and how I see myself and others I associate with. "
— Maribel, 8/4/2011 -
" I am halfway through this and not thrilled with it. Reading under duress just to be done with it. "
— Howard, 2/21/2011 -
" Like Hardy, one of my formerly favorite authors who I haven't read in years. "
— carl, 9/5/2009 -
" Started slow as all get out, but by the time the marriage started to fall apart it caught my interest. Some insights into American culture and relationships that remain true today. Maybe progress is not all we like to believe. "
— Steve, 8/19/2009 -
" So much better than I thought it would be. Man that woman got on my last nerve. "
— Joe, 1/15/2009 -
" Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is so well written and the character development is superb. It was a gut-wrenching story that got me thinking about my personal development in relationships and how I see myself and others I associate with. "
— Maribel, 11/21/2008 -
" Perceptive depiction of a couple traveling in Europe who see their marriage fall apart. <br/> "
— Rich, 11/10/2008 -
" Longer than it should be, funnier than I would have expected. "
— Gail, 2/12/2008
About Sinclair Lewis
Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951), the son of a country doctor, was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He attended Yale University, where he was editor of the literary magazine, and graduated in 1907. After a few of his stories had appeared in magazines and his first novel, Our Mr. Wrenn (1914), had been published, he was able to write full time. He was awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Arrowsmith (1925) but refused to accept the honor. However, he accepted the Nobel Prize awarded him in 1930. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.