Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation.
Saturday Review.
A consequential novel.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a classic of American literature and the basis of the award-winning film starring Gregory Peck.
This is Sloan Wilson\'s searing indictment of a society that had just begun to lose touch with its citizens.
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.
It is inane, dehumanizing work.
After returning from World War II, he takes a PR job at a television network.
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.
Its title like Catch-22 and Fahrenheit 451 has become a part of America\'s cultural vocabulary.
Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation.
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Its title--like Catch-22 and Fahrenheit 451--has become a part of America\'s cultural vocabulary.
Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation
