Name: Job
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Author: Lewis Sinclair
ISBN: 9781513206837

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lewis Sinclair

Publisher

Mint Editions

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

246

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781513206837

Synopsis "Job "

After a family member tragically falls ill, Una Golden was forced to move from Pennsylvania to New York in order to get a job to help support her family. Set in the early 1900s, going to the big city as a single woman was daunting and unconventional, but Una is dedicated to helping her family. After diligently job searching and excelling in additional training and education, Una discovers that she has the skills to be a talented commercial real estate agent. Though Una is very good at her job, and the company value her, the male-dominant real estate field suggests that it is a job exclusive to men. Because of this, Una is forced to work twice as hard to earn the same respect and equity that her male coworkers are freely given. Meanwhile, Una tries to manage her love life, because it is expected for a woman to get married and Una desires a partnership. However, the sexist social standard for women expects women to work a meaningless job before marriage, and since Una is so skilled in her field, many men are too intimidated or insecure to consider her as a potential wife. Frustrated and overworked, Una is about to give up hope when she meets Edward, a charming salesman. As their romance begins to develop and Una remains dedicated to her career, she learns more about herself, encouraging her to defy convention to achieve her dreams. The Job is praised as an early advocate for the rights of working women, a cause that author Sinclair Lewis was very dedicated to. With unforgettable and authentic prose and characters, The Job is an intriguing depiction of the 20th century workplace in America, accompanying the compelling perspective with themes of equality, gender roles, and class divides. This edition of The Job by Sinclair Lewis features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a stylish font, making it both readable and modern.

Lewis Sinclair

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Sinclair Lewis, el primer estadounidense en ganar el Premio Nobel de Literatura, nació en Sauk Centre, Minnesota, en 1885. Aunque se enorgullecía de sus raíces en el Medio Oeste, viajó extensamente y se interesó por diversos aspectos de la sociedad estadounidense, desde los negocios y la medicina hasta la religión y la vida en pueblos pequeños. Su preocupación por cuestiones de género, raza y los desposeídos en la sociedad hacen que su obra siga siendo vital y pertinente hoy en día. Como escribió Sheldon Norman Grebstein en su obra Sinclair Lewis, Lewis «fue la conciencia de su generación y bien podría ser la conciencia de la nuestra. Su análisis de los Estados Unidos de la década de 1920 es válido para los Estados Unidos de hoy. Sus profecías se han convertido en nuestras verdades y sus miedos en nuestros problemas más cruciales». Sinclair Lewis fue nominado al Premio Pulitzer por Main Street y Babbitt y ganó el premio por Arrowsmith (aunque lo rechazó). Fue miembro del Instituto Nacional de Artes y Letras y de la Academia Estadounidense de Artes y Letras. Murió en Roma en 1951.

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