"A consequential novel … by a mature writer who knows unwaveringly what he is about." —Saturday Review

"Masterful." —Detroit News

"Excellent … sure, bright, and alive." —Chicago Tribune

"A thoughtful, searching novel." —New York Herald Tribune

Universally acclaimed when first published in 1955, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit captured the mood of a generation. It was a national best-seller that was made into an award-winning film, it was translated into twenty-six languages, and its title has become a permanent part of our cultural vocabulary. Today, it is more relevant than ever.

Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everything going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not. Like so many young men of the day, Tom finds himself caught up in the corporate rat race-what he encounters there propels him on a voyage of self-discovery that will turn his world inside out. At once a searing indictment of corporate culture, a story of a young man confronting his past and future with honesty, and a testament to the enduring power of family, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a deeply rewarding novel about the importance of taking responsibility for one's own life.

"Delightful … beautifully plotted." —Boston Herald

"[An] excellent novel." —Kansas City Star

"Exact in its account of the pressures, problems and tribal customs of the men in gray flannel suits.… Wilson is an observer, a sympathetic one.… He has written an entertaining social comedy." —New York Times

"Wilson has something to say." —Time

"Wilson is an expert.… His dialogue could have been piped from any of thousands of offices or living rooms.… he has done more than take a trip to Brooks Brothers to find out what makes a gray flannel suit. He knows much of what makes the men who wear them." —Christian Science Monitor

Sloan Wilson was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1920. At the age of eighteen he sailed a schooner from Boston to Havana. He is a graduate of Harvard, a veteran of World War II, and he has worked as a reporter for Time-Life and as a college professor. He is the author of fifteen books, including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit and A Summer Place, both made into major motion pictures. He lives in Virginia with Betty, his wife of forty years.