OIL

“It appeared as if the whole world was one elaborate system, opposed to justice and kindness, and set to making cruelty and pain.” ― Upton Sinclair, Oil! Oil is a 20th-century historical classic novel by American author and Pulitzer Prize winner Upton Sinclair. It was first published in the United States in 1927 and controversially banned in parts of America, which helped make it a best-selling classic. This is the Nobel Prize-winning American author Upton Sinclair’s book, the unabridged original banned and uncensored edition published in 1927 of Oil, an unmissable American literary classic. Oil, the American classic novel in full, was initially banned in Boston. However, the publisher printed a famous "fig-leaf edition," with nine censored pages blacked out. It is full of social and political satire. It is a book of drama for adults that could have just as easily been written today, given the themes of greed, politics, and hypocrisy. Set in California, the book was written during the Harding administration's teapot dome scandal. “Dad, as a good American, believed his newspapers.” ― Upton Sinclair, Oil! The movie adaptation of the classic American political satire book OIL by Upton Sinclair was titled “There Will Be Blood”. It was an Academy Award-winning American film drama released in 2007. It was a book made into a movie, the feature film adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s historical fiction novel Oil. Both the film and the book explore themes of corruption, greed, exploitation, and the consequences of unrestrained ambition. “Their frail human nature was subjected to a strain greater than it was made for; the fires of greed had been lighted in their hearts, and fanned to a white heat that melted every principle and every law.” ― Upton Sinclair, Oil!" About Upton Sinclair’s Book OIL (Paperback Edition) Through the eyes of “Bunny” Ross, son of a genial independent oil operator, Sinclair pictures an amazingly rich gusher of American life that is naïve and dramatic. Through the pages, thinly disguised, stark figures of well-known Senators, oil magnates, a motion picture actress, labor leaders, financiers, Soviet Agents, agitators – a swiftly moving kaleidoscope of business and politics, love and war, diplomatic intrigue and revolutionary martyrdom that makes a complex pattern of everyday life on the colorful background of this outstanding industrial pageant. Oil is an epic American petrofiction classic that became a best seller on release. “You mustn’t fool yourself with the idea that you could hire experts to attend to things; for how could you know that a man was an expert, unless you knew as much as he did? … Be your own expert, said Dad!” ― Upton Sinclair, Oil! OIL, the 20th-century American literary fiction classic set in the United States is filled with historical fiction, satire, and drama for adults. It would be a great addition to your famous American author book collection or a gift to any historical fiction banned book collection. Scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button. Title Details: OIL by Upton Sinclair (Paperback Edition) Original 1927 Unabridged Uncensored Text Classic Literature Fiction, Historical Fiction, Famous American Fiction Novel, United States Political Criticism & Satire Historical Context Collectors Edition Book Available in paperback & hardcover formats 5.5 x 8.5 inches Matt Cover Cream Internal Paper for easy reading