Sinclair Lewis

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. After college, Carol earns a position as a librarian in the state capital city, yet finds the work to be unsatisfying. This is why she agrees when her new husband, a doctor named Will, asks if they can...

A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher.

After a family member tragically falls ill, Una Golden was forced to move from Pennsylvania to New York in order to get a job to help support her family. Set in the early 1900s, going to the big city as a single woman was daunting and unconventional, but Una is dedicated to helping her family. After diligently job searching and excelling in additional training and education, Una discovers that she has the skills to be a talented commercial real estate...

Born into the first generation of an immigrant family from Norway, Carl Ericson was always bound to have differing philosophies than his parents. However, when these new, freethinking ideas result in an expulsion from college, Carl must find a way to fit in with the society's culture and values without stifling his independence. However, Carl has a difficult time achieving this in the rigid workplace standards of the 20th-century. He becomes a vagabond...

Fatigué de vendre du matériel agricole dont personne n'a que faire, Elmer Gantry a décidé de faire fortune dans la religion et de devenir évêque. Pourtant Elmer n'est pas du genre à croire au ciel. Il boit sans retenue, et manipule les jeunes filles ; mais il chante comme un Dieu. Chaque jour, sa chaude voix de baryton résonne dans les églises et convainc les cœurs animés par la foi. Tunique de lin blanc et visage doux la journée, tailleur...

Kun Frederick William Cornplow saa kuulla poikansa joutuneen sairaalaan, hän lähtee vähin äänin kertomatta vaimolleen Hazelille tai tytär Saralle. Howardille ei onneksi ole sattunut mitään vakavaa: poju on vain joutunut pieneen vaunuonnettomuuteen lakkoon osallistuessaan mutta selvinnyt vähin naarmuin. Isästä pojan ja tämän ylioppilaskavereiden touhut ovat päättömiä: miksi kukaan haluaisi laukoa ääneen mielipiteitään Rooseveltista...

Na obra BABBITT, o escritor americano, Sinclair Lewis, com uso de muita ironia, faz um relato da classe média norte-americana nos anos 20, com seus vícios, desejos, ambições e angústias. O personagem central e que dá nome ao livro, George F. Babbitt, é um corretor imobiliário americano que, assim como seus amigos, representa classe média de mentalidade conservadora e convencional numa busca obsessiva pela ascenção social a qualquer preço....

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 - January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." He is best known for his novels Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith...

The Job is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The focus is on the main character, Una Golden, and her desire to establish herself in a legitimate occupation while balancing the eventual need for marriage. The story takes place in the early 1900-1920s and takes Una from a small Pennsylvania town to New York. Forced to work due to family illness, Una shows a talent...

The Appleby's are happy couple. Often referring to the other as "father" or "mother", the couple have remained as affectionate and passionate as newlyweds, and both are energetic despite their old age. Though they feel young and full of life, their adult daughter, with whom they share a difficult relationship with, and the rest of society, hardly agrees. It is suggested that the couple consider retiring and moving to an assisted living facility. Disenfranchised...