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The Spokesman's Secretary
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781026001769
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Spokesman's Secretary is a sharp-witted political satire by the renowned social critic and novelist Upton Sinclair. Written in the form of letters from Mame, a clever manicurist from a Washington hotel who unexpectedly finds herself working as the secretary to the official Spokesman for the President of the United States, the work provides a humorous yet biting look at the inner workings of American government and high society in the 1920s. Through Mame's correspondence with her mother, Sinclair exposes the pretensions, absurdities, and behind-the-scenes manipulations of the political elite.
The novel serves as both an entertaining character study and a scathing critique of the Coolidge-era administration. Mame's unique perspective-moving from the world of beauty treatments to the corridors of power-allows Sinclair to highlight the disconnect between official government rhetoric and the reality of political life. As Mame navigates the social ladder and the complexities of political communication, readers are treated to a masterclass in irony and social commentary. The Spokesman's Secretary remains a significant example of Sinclair's ability to combine popular fiction with deep-seated social observation, offering a timeless reflection on the intersection of power, image, and the American dream.
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