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Synopsis
The Pulitzer Prize winning "Arrowsmith" (an award Lewis refused to accept) recounts the story of a doctor who is forced to give up his trade for reasons ranging from public ignorance to the publicity-mindedness of a great foundation, and becomes an isolated seeker of scientific truth. Introduction by E.L.
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As the son and grandson of physicians, Sinclair Lewis had a store of experiences and imparted knowledge to draw upon for Arrowsmith.Published in 1925, after three years of anticipation, the book follows the life of Martin Arrowsmith, a rather ordinary fellow who gets his first taste of medicine at 14 as an assistant to the drunken physician in his home town. It is Leora Tozer who makes Martin's life extraordinary. With vitality and love, she urges him beyond the confines of the mundane to risk answering his true calling as a scientist and researcher. Not even her tragic death can extinguish her spirit or her impact on Martin's life.
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Richard Lingeman, editor, is a senior editor at The Nation, the author of Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street (2002), as well as Small Town America and a two-volume biography of Theodore Dreiser.
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- PublisherBuccaneer Books
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0899664024
- ISBN 13 9780899664026
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages430
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Buccaneer Books, Incorporated, 1996
ISBN 10: 0899664024
ISBN 13: 9780899664026
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