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It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis (1935)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads4.33

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Rebel / Revolutionary

Synopsis

It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel published in 1935. It's Plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's struggle against the fascist regime of America' new president, Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip. Windripis elected on a platform promising to restore prosperity and $5,000 a year for all citizens. Once in office, however, he becomes a dictator, among other things, putting his enemies in concentration camps.

Tags

Political SatireDystopian FictionSpeculative FictionHistorical Fiction