Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951)

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Harry Sinclair Lewis was born on February 7, 1885 in Minnesota. He was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. A lonely child, Lewis immersed himself in reading and diary writing. vis mere While studying at Yale University and living in writer Upton Sinclair's communal house, he wrote for Yale Literary Magazine and helped to build the Panama Canal. After graduating from Yale in 1908, Lewis began writing fiction, publishing 22 novels by the end of his career. His early works, while often praised by literary critics, did not reach popularity but with Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), and Dodsworth (1929), Sinclair Lewis achieved fame as a writer. His style of choice was satire; he explored American small-town life, conformity, hypocrisy, and materialism. Sinclair Lewis was married and divorced twice. As his career wound down, he spent his later life in Europe and died in Rome on January 10, 1951. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

Omfatter også følgende navne: Lewis Sinclair, Harry Sinclair Lewis, Синклер Льюис

Omfatter også: Sinclair (1)

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If I Were Boss: The Early Business Stories of Sinclair Lewis (1997) 19 eksemplarer

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From Main Street to Stockholm: Letters of Sinclair Lewis, 1919-1930 (1952) 9 eksemplarer

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John Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer (1977) 5 eksemplarer

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Main Street: The Best Adaptation 1 eksemplar

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It Can't Happen Here / Articles (1965) 1 eksemplar

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Kanonisk navn: Lewis, Sinclair
Juridisk navn: Lewis, Harry Sinclair
Andre navne: Lewis, Red
Graham, Tom
Fødselsdato: 1885
Dødsdag: 1951
Begravelsessted: Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA
Køn: male
Nationalitet: USA
Land (til kort): USA
Fødested: Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA
Dødssted: Rome, Italy
Dødsårsag: advanced alcoholism
Bopæl: Sauk Centre, Minnesota, USA
Helicon Home Colony, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Carmel, California, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA
Rome, Italy (vis alle 9)
Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Thorvale Farm, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Barnard, Vermont, USA
Uddannelse: Oberlin Academy
Yale University (AB|1908)
Erhverv: novelist
short-story writer
playwright
sold fiction plots to novelist Jack London
ghostwriter
editor (vis alle 12)
reporter
advertising manager
actor
secretary
janitor
columnist
Relationer: Thompson, Dorothy (wife|divorced)
Lewis, Grace Hegger (wife|divorced)
Lewis, J. P. Sinclair (grandson)
Wharton, Edith (friend)
Acheson, Dean (friend)
Shirer, William L. (friend) (vis alle 8)
Kruif, Paul de (friend)
Jordan, Elizabeth Garver (editor)
Organisationer: American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1935)
National Institute of Arts and Letters (vice president)
Helicon Home Colony, Englewood, New Jersey
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California writers' colony
Transatlantic Tales, New York, New York (assistant editor)
Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa (reporter) (vis alle 14)
Associated Press, San Francisco (staff writer)
Volta Review, Washington, D.C. (staff member)
Frederick A. Stokes (publisher), New York, New York (manuscript reader)
Adventure, New York, New York (assistant editor)
Publisher's Newspaper Syndicate, New York, NY (editor)
George H. Doran (publisher), New York, NY (editorial assistant, advertising manager, and full-time writer)
Newsweek (columnist)
Esquire (columnist)
Priser og hædersbevisninger: Nobelprijs voor Literatuur (1930)
Agent: Edith Haggard

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It Can't Happen Here (Penguin Modern Classics) af Sinclair Lewis

It's easy to see why this 1930s novel was reprinted in 2017, but I didn't find this one as chilling as I was expecting. And I thought it would spend more time on build-up of Buzz Windrip becoming a president than it did—all that happened very quickly very early on.

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queen_ypolita | 87 andre anmeldelser | Mar 30, 2024 |

Main Street (Modern Library) af Sinclair Lewis

Like so many others, I read this in high school. I read it again in college. Both times I adored the story, and it led to Sinclair Lewis becoming a favorite author. [b:Elmer Gantry|11378|Elmer Gantry|Sinclair Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386925217l/11378._SX50_.jpg|13842] and [b:It Can't Happen Here|11371|It Can't Happen Here|Sinclair Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670180451l/11371._SY75_.jpg|1296784] played roles in shaping my religious and political views.

Oddly, I remembered none of this book as I read it for a third time. It was far more boring than I thought it would be. Things I expected were not present. I think that some memories come from [b:A Doll's House|37793|A Doll's House|Henrik Ibsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660268136l/37793._SY75_.jpg|10535173], but I'm not sure. Given that my memory of the book and play stretches back more than forty years, it's inevitable that some memories will meld or change.

Main Street is well written. Lewis is a master at building and then tearing down characters with satire. (Sometimes he bats you about the face with it.) However, I think he's a better writer when he's criticizing society outright. So, I was a bit disappointed. I think his immaturity as a writer is displayed quite prominently when [b:Main Street|11376|Main Street|Sinclair Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1308953459l/11376._SY75_.jpg|18537748] is placed next to other books like [b:Arrowsmith|11389|Arrowsmith|Sinclair Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328006651l/11389._SY75_.jpg|1446230].

But, these are my foibles as an older person. I've noticed lately that I don't have the patience for young writers that I used to have. So, the rating stays the same as I gave it when I was in my teens and in my 20s.… (mere)

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rabbit-stew | 74 andre anmeldelser | Dec 31, 2023 |