Babbitt a novel by Sinclair Lewis 1922

Babbitt is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis and first published in 1922 where it became No. 10 on the best seller list that year and rose to No. 4 in 1923.

A satire of American culture it focuses on conformity and the emptiness of the society as a whole.  George F. Babbit is the main character who is successful, yet unhappy.

In 1924 the book was made into a silent film by Warner Brothers and then in 1934 it was again done by Warner Brothers as a ‘talkie’.

Best Selling Books of the 1920’s

The following is a list of the Number 1 bestselling books from 1920 to 1929 according to Publisher’s Weekly magazine. These books can readily be found in just about any used book store.

• The Man of the Forest by Zane Grey (1920)
• Main Street by Sinclair Lewis in (1921)
• If Winter Comes by A. S. M. Hutchison (1922)
• Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton (1923)
• So Big by Edna Ferber (1924)
• Soundings by A. Hamilton Gibbs (1925)
• The Private Life of Helen of Troy by John Erskine (1926)
• Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis (1927)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder ( 1928 )
• All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque ( 1929 )

Only one author achieved the Number 1 status twice in this decade. Sinclair Lewis in 1921 and 1927.