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The first of Sinclair Lewis's great successes, Main Street shattered the sentimental American myth of happy small-town life with its satire of narrow-minded provincialism. Reflecting his own unhappy childhood in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis's six
In the Midwestern city of Zenith, the middle-aged estate agent George F. Babbitt appears to have achieved the American dream to its fullest: he is successful at work, comfortably off, exceedingly well fed, has a wife and children, a motor car and a neat h
Young college graduate Carol Kennicott moves from a big city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, the small town from which her new husband hails. Imbued with ideals of urban improvement, she dreams of redesigning her adopted village, but her efforts are thwarte
Published during the heyday of fascism in Europe, It Can't Happen Here is a chilling cautionary tale by one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, which is still startlingly relevant almost a century later. Charting the rise to pow
Martin Arrowsmith, a young medical student at the University of Winnemac, is driven by a sincere passion and a desire to make a positive contribution to the world. But events get in the way, and a series of personal vicissitudes, love interests and societ
Hvad ville der ske, hvis USA fik en diktator? DET KAN IKKE SKE HER fra 1935 er en forudseende og advarende roman, der påviser, at det kan ske. I 1936 stiller Bezelius "Buzz" Windrip op som demokratisk præsidentkandidat med lovning om at genopret
'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 Yorker A vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fearmongering
Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestsell
In Babbitt , Sinclair Lewis delivers a biting satire of American middle-class life through the story of George F. Babbitt, a prosperous but disillusioned real estate agent. This classic novel explores themes of conformity, ambition, and the quest for mean
In It Can't Happen Here , Sinclair Lewis crafts a chilling tale of a populist demagogue who rises to power in America, transforming the nation into a fascist dictatorship. This classic novel serves as a timeless warning about the fragility of democrac
Orphaned as a teen, Carol Milford grew up in a city in Minnesota. Already a compassionate person, Carol's time studying in college and grad school exposed her to diverse, radical ideas and lifestyles, which she learned to either accept or tolerate. Af
Sinclair Lewis' barbed portrait of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, shattered the myth of the American Middle West as God's Country and became a symbol of the cultural narrow-mindedness and smug complacency of small towns everywhere. At the center of th
It Can't Happen Here. Are we so sure?Many would suggest that it certainly could happen 'here,' which is precisely the point that Sinclair Lewis was making when he wrote this book in 1935. This, incidentally, was still a few years before the wo
Hvad ville der ske, hvis USA fik en diktator? DET SKER IKKE HERHJEMME fra 1935 er en forudseende og advarende roman, der påviser, at det kan ske. I 1936 stiller Bezelius Buzz Windrip op som demokratisk præsidentkandidat med lovning om at genoprette USA so
The 1927 novel Elmer Gantry , from renowned American author Sinclair Lewis, follows the charismatic Elmer Gantry as he rises through the ranks of 1920's American evangelism. Finding the legal profession too stringent in ethics, Elmer decides to try hi