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# Written in 1935, eerily prescient Classic dystopian novel Top 30k bestseller rank It Can't Happen Here: What Will Happen When America Has a Dictator?

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> 📖 Dive into history’s warning before it’s too late!

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## Key Features

- • **A Timeless Warning:** Explore the chilling parallels between 1930s America and today’s political climate.
- • **Cult Classic Status:** Ranked #1,570 in Fiction Classics, a must-read for literary connoisseurs.
- • **Conversation Starter:** Perfect for book clubs and thought leaders eager to decode modern political anxieties.
- • **Engaging Historical Context:** Written during the rise of fascism, offering a unique lens on democracy’s fragility.
- • **Prescient Political Thriller:** Sinclair Lewis’s foresight into authoritarianism remains strikingly relevant.

## Overview

‘It Can't Happen Here’ by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 dystopian novel that imagines America under a populist dictator. Praised for its uncanny foresight, it ranks among top fiction classics and continues to spark critical conversations about democracy and authoritarianism.

## Description

Buy It Can't Happen Here: What Will Happen When America Has a Dictator? by Lewis, Sinclair (ISBN: 9781804470091) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: It can't happen here ? It already has. - A smalltown New England newspaper editor watches in dismay as a populist demagogue is elected US president on a raft of false promises, suspends democratic norms, demonises minorities, throws opponents into concentration camps and engineers a war with Mexico. Ring any bells ? Sinclair Lewis's dystopian potboiler may seem a little clunky and far-fetched at times but remember that it was written in 1935, and was a direct projection of contemporary events in Germany onto the United States, without the benefit of hindsight. That makes its prescience all the more remarkable. It may be a stretch to believe that Trump has read this book (or any book, for that matter) but it's a fair bet that the far more sinister characters around him (Stephen Miller et al) who pull his strings have. It can't happen here eh ? It already has.
Review: Not what I’d expected. - I think if I’d stuck with it I’d have found a resonance with politics of USA today, but I got bored not too far in: it’s now in the Chest Heart & Stroke charity shop.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 27,627 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,570 in Fiction Classics (Books) 4,384 in Literary Fiction (Books) 7,938 in Society, Politics & Philosophy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 14 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It can't happen here ? It already has.
*by M***R on 5 February 2026*

A smalltown New England newspaper editor watches in dismay as a populist demagogue is elected US president on a raft of false promises, suspends democratic norms, demonises minorities, throws opponents into concentration camps and engineers a war with Mexico. Ring any bells ? Sinclair Lewis's dystopian potboiler may seem a little clunky and far-fetched at times but remember that it was written in 1935, and was a direct projection of contemporary events in Germany onto the United States, without the benefit of hindsight. That makes its prescience all the more remarkable. It may be a stretch to believe that Trump has read this book (or any book, for that matter) but it's a fair bet that the far more sinister characters around him (Stephen Miller et al) who pull his strings have. It can't happen here eh ? It already has.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Not what I’d expected.
*by P***R on 4 November 2025*

I think if I’d stuck with it I’d have found a resonance with politics of USA today, but I got bored not too far in: it’s now in the Chest Heart & Stroke charity shop.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A timely warning from the past.
*by D***X on 9 July 2025*

Interesting story with many parallels with recent events. Dated language aside, a gripping story, definitely worth reading.

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