Dragon's Teeth
Upton Sinclair · 1878–1968 · United States
Why it matters
Lanny Budd, a wealthy, well-connected American drifting through 1930s European high society, watches Hitler's rise from inside Berlin's salons and back rooms. The third of Sinclair's eleven-volume Lanny Budd saga, and the one that won him his only Pulitzer.
At a glance
historical fictionpolitical novel
Difficulty 4/10medium pace600 pagesStraightforward, journalistic prose prioritizes historical panorama over stylistic difficulty.
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