Sinclair Lewis
1) Babbitt
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Describes the life of an aggressive, prosperous realtor, reflecting an image of middle-class America.
2) Main Street
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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...
3) Arrowsmith
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Arrowsmith tells the story of bright and scientifically minded Martin Arrowsmith of Elk Mills, Winnemac (the same fictional state in which several of Lewis's other novels are set), as he makes his way from a small town in the Midwest to the upper echelons of the scientific community at a prestigious foundation in New York City. Along the way he begins medical school. He becomes engaged to one woman, cheats on her with another woman, becomes engaged...
4) Elmer Gantry
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A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of God as a suave evangelist preacher.
5) Free Air
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Bored of the parties and luxuries that come with her socialite lifestyle, Claire Boltwood longs for something more authentic in her life. Desperate for adventure, Claire and her father decide to travel from New York City to the Pacific Northwest in their automobile, a new privilege enjoyed by the rich. Though he is a clever businessman, Claire's father knows nothing about cars, so he encourages Claire to drive, challenging the gender stereotypes of...
6) The Job
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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...
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"It Can't Happen Here is the only one of Sinclair Lewis's later novels to match the power of Main Street, Babbitt, and Arrowsmith. A cautionary tale about the fragility of democracy, it is an alarming, eerily timeless look at how fascism could take hold in America. Written during the Great Depression, when the country was largely oblivious to Hitler's aggression, it juxtaposes sharp political satire with the chillingly realistic rise of a president...
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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...
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An elderly, modest New York couple, 'young-hearted old lovers, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Appleby', decide on a whim to risk their life savings on opening a roadside cafe in seaside New England. It doesn't work out, but that's just the start of their misfortune. The Innocents (subtitled 'A Story of Lovers') features an unlikely romantic pair of sexagenarian Johnny Appleseeds in a sweet story awash with obvious pathos, artfully offset by the gently ironic air...
10) Elmer Gantry
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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...
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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...
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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 of Zenith. Through this character, Lewis delivers a satire on conformity, materialism, and the moral emptiness of American culture during that era.
Babbitt is a man trapped in a predictable and superficial routine, forced to confront his own dissatisfaction...
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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....
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Babbitt es una crítica mordaz de la sociedad estadounidense de principios del siglo XX, escrita por Sinclair Lewis. La novela retrata la vida de George F. Babbitt, un agente inmobiliario de clase media en la ciudad ficticia de Zenith. A través de este personaje, Lewis realiza una sátira de la conformidad, el materialismo y el vacío moral en la cultura americana de la época.
Babbitt es un hombre atrapado en una rutina predecible y superficial,...
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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...
17) Babbit
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Le héros, George F. Babbitt, est agent immobilier de renom et vit à Zenith, une petite ville du Midwest. Riche, bavard, il a un avis sur tout et se targue d'être un citoyen modèle, éduqué et bien dans sa peau. Mais un jour, une terrible angoisse le saisit : cette vie passée à arnaquer la veuve et l'orphelin et à dîner avec des petits-bourgeois bien-pensants ne serait-elle pas vaine ?
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Sinclair Lewis, né en 1885 dans...
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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...
19) Ann Vickers
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Ann Vickers är en ung pojkflicka. Hon är tidigt attraherad av kvinnor, men världen ser inte med blida ögon på samkönade relationer. Hon ansluter sig till suffragetterna i tidig ålder men får snabbt problem med rättvisan. För att kunna överleva måste hon börja tumma på sina principer. Men hur långt kan man verkligen gå innan man förlorar sig själv? Detta är en hyllad klassiker från en svunnen tid, men ändå en berättelse som har...
20) The Innocents
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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...