It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Renard Press Ltd

Published:15th Feb '23

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It Can't Happen Here cover

Published during the heyday of fascism in Europe, It Can't Happen Here is a chilling cautionary tale by one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, which is still startlingly relevant almost a century later. Charting the rise to power of Berzelius 'Buzz' Windrip, who whips his supporters into a frenzy while promising drastic reform under a banner of patriotism and traditional values, It Can't Happen Here decries the tactics used by politicians to mobilise voters, and exposes the danger of authoritarianism arising from populist platforms, and the chaos such regimes can leave in their wake.

'An eerily prescient foreshadowing of current affairs.' (Guardian) 'The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump's authoritarian appeal.' (Salon)

ISBN: 9781804470091

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416 pages