The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitUniversally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. Its title -- like Catch-22 and Fahrenheit 451 -- has become a part of America's cultural vocabulary. Tom Rath doesn't want anything extraordinary out of life: just a decent home, enough money to support his family, and a career that won't crush his spirit. After returning from World War II, he takes a PR job at a television network. It is inane, dehumanizing work. But when a series of personal crises force him to reexamine his priorities -- and take responsibility for his past -- he is finally moved to carve out an identity for himself. This is Sloan Wilson's searing indictment of a society that had just begun to lose touch with its citizens. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a classic of American literature and the basis of the award-winning film starring Gregory Peck. "A consequential novel." -- Saturday Review |
Contents
Chapter 23 | 158 |
Chapter 24 | 164 |
Chapter 25 | 174 |
Chapter 26 | 182 |
Chapter 27 | 188 |
Chapter 28 | 192 |
Chapter 29 | 198 |
Chapter 30 | 204 |
Chapter 9 | 49 |
Chapter 10 | 54 |
Chapter 11 | 65 |
Chapter 12 | 70 |
Chapter 13 | 96 |
Chapter 14 | 99 |
Chapter 15 | 108 |
Chapter 16 | 115 |
Chapter 17 | 120 |
Chapter 18 | 126 |
Chapter 19 | 131 |
Chapter 20 | 137 |
Chapter 21 | 144 |
Chapter 22 | 150 |
Chapter 31 | 210 |
Chapter 32 | 216 |
Chapter 33 | 219 |
Chapter 34 | 229 |
Chapter 35 | 233 |
Chapter 36 | 241 |
Chapter 37 | 248 |
Chapter 38 | 253 |
Chapter 39 | 260 |
Chapter 40 | 269 |
Chapter 41 | 274 |
Afterword | 277 |
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