The Jungle: A Novel

Name: The Jungle: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (4687 reviews)
Author: Upton Sinclair

by Upton Sinclair

Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

4.3 (4,687)

4.3 stars from 4,687 reviews. Top 53% of Historical Fiction books we track.

350 pages~5.8 hr readPublished by Lerner Publishing GroupPublished 1707-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're interested in how fiction can drive real social change and want to read the book that actually forced the government to regulate food safety.
You want to understand American labour history through the lives of ordinary people rather than textbooks.
You appreciate unflinching portrayals of systemic injustice and aren't looking for comfort or easy answers.

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You prefer contemporary settings and find historical detail slow or tedious.
You need hope or redemption arcs to feel satisfied by a story's end.
You want to read about food without being put off eating it for a while.

About this book

The Jungle follows Jurgis Rudkus, a Lithuanian slaughterhouse worker who immigrates to turn-of-the-century Chicago seeking freedom and prosperity. Instead, he encounters meager wages, filthy and dangerous working conditions, and mounting debt. Jurgis and his wife, Ona, struggle to survive in harsh urban circumstances. Based on factual research, the novel exposes working conditions and unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry. Privately published in 1906, it became an international bestseller and prompted significant reforms, including the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act. The work is considered one of the most influential novels ever written.

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