The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Jul 10, 2025 10:12 PM

Author:Sloan Wilson,Jonathan Franzen

This is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with three children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not.

Universally acclaimed when it was first published in 1955, the novel captured the mood of a generation. It was a sensational best-seller that was made into an award-winning film with Gregory Peck, it was translated into twenty-six languages, and its title has become a permanent part of our vocabulary. Today, it is more relevant than ever.

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Engrossing and wildly inventive

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—— Observer

Murakami's exquisitely simple prose and deft evocation of the surreal are captivating and sublime

—— Sunday Times

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'For sheer love of a thumping narrative, the novel delivers gloriously-Inventive, alluring' David Mitchell

—— Guardian

'Murakami's most addictive fix to date'

—— Independent

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—— Times Literary Supplement

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