Man in the Brown Suit : (First New York Library)

Universally Acclaimed When First Published In 1955, The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit Captured The Mood Of A Generation. Its Title -- Like Catch-22 And Fahrenheit 451 -- Has Become A Part Of America's Cultural Vocabulary. 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. After Returning From World War Ii, He Takes A Pr Job At A Television Network. It Is Inane, Dehumanizing Work. 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. This Is Sloan Wilson's Searing Indictment Of A Society That Had Just Begun To Lose Touch With Its Citizens. The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit Is A Classic Of American Literature And The Basis Of The Award-winning Film Starring Gregory Peck. A Consequential Novel. -- Saturday Review