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Babbitt
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~Calyre~
- Alors... on prétend que les rêves sont le contraire de la réalité.

Et ainsi il se rendit compte que c'était de la folie de prendre la fuite, parce qu'il ne pourrait jamais se fuir lui-même.
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Nanci Svensson
Aug 29, 2013 rated it really liked it
By chance, I re-read Candide by Voltaire a week ago. And I realize: George Babbitt IS Candide, the 20th century man of eternal progress & a little shaky belief in this, the best of all worlds. He is a buffoon, and he is surprisingly endearing to me in his ever human vanity yet self doubt.
Sherwood Anderson deserved his Nobel prize - but what's up with the Upton Sinclair beef in his books?
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