The Jungle

The Jungle

by Upton Sinclair and GP Editors
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 06/07/2022

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Originally published in 1905, ‘The Jungle’ was written by Upton Sinclair, an American writer, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres.Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. Many readers were most concerned with his exposure of health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, based on an investigation he did for a socialist newspaper.The book depicts working class poverty, the lack of social support, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions, and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power.

ISBN:
9789354993268
9789354993268
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
06-07-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
General Press
Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair Jr. (1878-1968) was an American journalist and novelist who wrote nearly one hundred books. Among his famous writings are his classic muckraking novel, The Jungle, which exposed the brutal conditions faced by immigrant workers in early twentieth-century America.

It garnered public attention, however, for portraying the brutal, unsanitary conditions of the meat packing industry in the United States. Speaking about The Jungle, Sinclair famously stated, 'I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.'

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