It can't happen here

A conceited, grotesque, anti-immigrant, fear mongering demagogue runs for President of the United States - and wins.

Sinclair Lewis's chilling 1935 bestseller is the story of Buzz Windrip, 'Professional Common Man'. Taken in by the dreams of seeing America proud and prosperous once more, poor and angry voters are drawn to him. But once in power, he takes the country down a far darker path. Doremus Jessup doesn’t think this new regime of authoritarianism will last– but is he right? This cautionary tale of liberal complacency in the face of populist tyranny shows it really can happen here.

'An eerily prescient foreshadowing of current affairs' Guardian

'Not only Lewis's most important book but one of the most important books ever produced in the United States' New Yorker