Main Street - Hardcover

LEWIS, Sinclair.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812418204 ISBN 13: 9780812418200

Publisher: -, 1978

Synopsis

Sinclair Lewis was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Lewis became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature and his were noted for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism. With classics such as Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith, Lewis remains one of the most widely read authors in the world. Main Street, published in 1920, is a novel that is set in Minnesota and centers around Carol Milford, a liberal young woman who marries a doctor named Will Kenicott. When the couple moves to Will's hometown Carol is shocked at what she finds.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

This classic by Sinclair Lewis shattered the sentimental American myth of happy small-town life with its satire. "Main Street attacks the conformity and dullness of early 20th Century midwestern village life in the story of Carol Milford, the city girl who marries the town doctor. Her efforts to bring culture to the prairie village are met by a wall of gossip, greed, and petty small-minded bigotry. Lewis's complex and compelling work established him as an important character in American literature.

About the Author

Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) is best known for novels like Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith (for which he was awarded but declined the Pulitzer Prize), and Elmer Gantry. A writer from his youth, Lewis wrote for and edited the Yale Literary Magazine while a student, and started his literary career writing popular stories for magazines and selling plots to other writers like Jack London. Lewis s talent for description and creating unique characters won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930, making him the first American writer to win the prestigious award. Considered to be one of the greats of American literature, Lewis was honoured with a Great Americans series postage stamp, and his work has been adapted for both stage and screen.

Edition details

• Publisher: -
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0812418204
• ISBN 13: 9780812418200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English