Upton Sinclair wrote fiction and political non-fiction about labour, industry and economic power, best known for The Jungle. The novel follows Lithuanian immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and his family in Chicago's meatpacking district, exposing brutal working conditions, poverty and exploitation while also advancing Sinclair's socialist politics. Oil! turns to the American petroleum industry through a father and son whose views increasingly diverge, while other novels investigate industries and institutions in a similar reforming spirit. Sinclair's prose is direct, polemical and socially detailed rather than subtle psychological realism. His work fits social protest fiction, labour literature and Progressive Era political writing. The Jungle is the defining entry point, particularly for readers interested in industrial labour and reform-era American fiction. Read more Less
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