Sinclair Lewis - Libros y biografía

The novel written by Sinclair Lewis is set in the small town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a fictionalized version of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The novel takes place in the 1910s, with references to the...

Carol Milford is a liberal, free-spirited young woman, reared in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state capital. She marries Will Kennicott, a doctor, who is a small-town boy at heart. When they marry, Will...

Main Street is the story of an idealistic young woman's attempts to reform her small town, brought Lewis immediate acclaim when it was published in 1920. It remains one of the essential texts of the American...

Long before Jack Kerouac penned his famous American roadtrip epic, Sinclair Lewis wrote what may in fact be the seminal work of the genre. This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about...

Babbitt Sinclair Lewis - Babbitt is a satirical novel about American culture and society that critiques the vacuity of middle class life and the social pressure toward conformity. The controversy provoked...

When Babbitt was first published in 1922, fans gleefully hailed its scathing portrait of a crass, materialistic nation; critics denounced it as an unfair skewering of the American businessman. Sparking...

Main Street Sinclair Lewis - First published in 1920, Main Street is a biting and satirical look at small town America. Set in the 1910s it follows the struggles of its heroine, Carol Milford, to adapt...

From a critical perspective, Free Air is consistent with Sinclair Lewis's lean towards egalitarian politics, which he displays in his other works (most notably in It Can't Happen Here). Examples of his...

Free Air Sinclair Lewis - Fame was just around the corner when Sinclair Lewis published Free Air in 1919, a year before Main Street. The latter novel zeroed in on the town of Gopher Prairie; the former...

Mantrap Sinclair Lewis - A burned-out New York lawyer's vacation in the Canadian wilderness takes a troubled detour in this novel by the Nobel Prize–winning author of Main Street. Lawyer Frank Prescott...

Illustrated Edition: This version of "Main Street" comes to life with 20 stunning illustrations, each capturing the essence of Sinclair Lewis's pivotal moments and characters. Includes Summary: Dive...

Harry Sinclair Lewis è stato uno scrittore e drammaturgo americano. Fu il primo statunitense a ricevere il Premio Nobel per la letteratura, nel 1930, "per la sua arte descrittiva vigorosa e grafica e...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)"Quand le pare-brise était fermé, il était tellement rayé de pluie que Claire avait l’impression de piloter une voiture noyée en de sombres régions sous-marines ; quand il était...

Arrowsmith has been inspirational for several generations of med students. Martin Arrowsmith agonizes over his career and life decisions never sure if he’s making the correct descisions. While the book...

Lewis scathing satire of middle-class America, Babbitt explores the social pressures of conformity and materialism. It tells the story of George Babbitt, a middle-aged family man who becomes disillusioned...

At thirty-four Mr. Wrenn was the sales-entry clerk of the Souvenir Company. He was always bending over bills and columns of figures at a desk behind the stock-room. He was a meek little bachelor--a person...

This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is...

Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, is self-sufficient working as a librarian in St. Paul, when she meets a country doctor, Will Kennicott, who convinces her to marry...

“Mr. and Mrs. Seth Appleby were almost old. They called each other 'Father' and 'Mother.' But frequently they were guilty of holding hands, or of cuddling together in corners, and Father was a person...

"Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the...

This 1926 Pulitzer Prize winning novel centers on the title character, a promising medical student who, as a doctor and following several intervening ventures, becomes a medical researcher in New York....

As featured in The Best Short Stories of 1918, The Willow Walk is a trenchant tale of an elaborate heist by a dissolute man who gradually loses his mind in the process. The twist ending also should have...

Sinclair Lewis's "Mantrap" is a keenly observed narrative that delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations, set against the backdrop of the rugged Canadian wilderness....

Sinclair Lewis's "Elmer Gantry" is a blistering exploration of American religious hypocrisy in the early 20th century. Through the tumultuous life of its titular character, a charismatic yet morally ambiguous...

Babbittis a scathing critique of early 20th-century American society, written by Sinclair Lewis. The novel portrays the life of George F. Babbitt, a middle-class real estate agent in the fictional city...

'An eerily prescient foreshadowing of current affairs' Guardian'Not only Lewis's most important book but one of the most important books ever produced in the United States' New YorkerA vain, outlandish,...

Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) "Une rivière roulant lentement des flots limoneux, des saules qui gesticulent dans la tiède atmosphère d’août et quatre enfants qui font les importants, comme il arrive fatalement...

"Falkenflug" ist ein 1915 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "The Trail of the Hawk".

"Unser Herr Wrenn" ist ein 1914 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Der Originaltitel lautet "Our Mr. Wrenn".

"Mantrap" ist ein 1926 erschienener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Sinclair Lewis. Harry Sinclair Lewis (geboren 7. Februar 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota; gestorben 10. Januar 1951 in Rom)...