"They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming" is a fascinating novel that explores the emerging culture of 1920s Southern California, particularly Hollywood. The novel uses the figure of Jesus, referred to as Carpenter, to reveal the flaws and excesses of the upper-class culture of Western City. The story starts with Billy, who is attacked...More
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer and political activist who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.
In 1906, Sinclair acquired particular fame for his classic muck-raking novel The Jungle, which exposed labor and sanitary conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar.
Many of his novels can be read as historical works. Writing during the Progressive Era, Sinclair describes the world of the industrialized United States from both the working man's and the industrialist's points of view. Novels such as King...More
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer and political activist who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943.
In 1906, Sinclair acquired particular fame for his classic muck-raking novel The Jungle, which exposed labor and sanitary conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar.
Many of his novels can be read as historical works. Writing during the Progressive Era, Sinclair describes the world of the industrialized United States from both the working man's and the industrialist's points of view. Novels such as King Coal (1917), The Coal War (published posthumously), Oil! (1927), and The Flivver King (1937) describe the working conditions of the coal, oil, and auto industries at the time.
Sinclair was an outspoken socialist and ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a nominee from the Socialist Party. He was also the Democratic Party candidate for Governor of California during the Great Depression, running under the banner of the End Poverty in California campaign, but was defeated in the 1934 elections.
Book Summary
"They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming" is a fascinating novel that explores the emerging culture of 1920s Southern California, particularly Hollywood. The novel uses the figure of Jesus, referred to as Carpenter, to reveal the flaws and excesses of the upper-class culture of Western City. The story starts with Billy, who is attacked by a mob after watching a German film, and ends up seeking refuge in a church. It is here that he encounters Carpenter, who walks out of a stained glass window. Carpenter is shocked by the corruption and decadence of the upper class, and the story follows his journey as he tries to make a difference in the world. The novel loosely follows the biblical account of Jesus' ministry, culminating in Carpenter's decision to escape the corrupted culture by jumping back into the stained glass window from which he came.
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They Call Me Carpenter: A Tale of the Second Coming
Upton Sinclair
