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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A short play by man-of-the-people author Upton Sinclair, the titular “machine” is the unholy union of business and politics that leads to widespread corruption and the exploitation of the poor disenfranchised by the rich elitist power-brokers manipulating the system for their personal gain. The Machine seems eerily relevant over a hundred years since its initial publication in 1912, with the United States now literally being run by a billionaire businessman. The weakest aspect of the short seventy page play is that the characters never have the time to be developed much beyond the sociopolitical ideologies they represent, so the father/daughter conflict and budding love interest serve as little more than vehicles for lengthy discussions about corruption and responsibility. But Sinclair’s argument and position is made crystal clear, and the utilitarian dialogue rarely feels bogged down. In today’s polarized political climate, there are those that would probably denigrate this play based solely on its socialist message, but this is probably why it is still has a literary resonance over a century later. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
A three-act drama about political corruption in early-twentieth century New York, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Jungle. First published in 1912, Upton Sinclair's The Machine tells the story of political grafting in New York City. The corrupt politicians of the Tammany Hall syndicate are using their business connections for their own financial gain, while some of the city's most vulnerable are drawn into a human trafficking ring. But a journalist, a lawyer, and an activist are eager to go up against the broken system and take it down . . . Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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