Sinclair Lewis





Sinclair Lewis

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born
February 07, 1885 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, The United States

died
January 10, 1951

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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930 "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters."


Average rating: 3.66 · 16,137 ratings · 1,268 reviews · 78 distinct works
Main Street
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 5,681 ratings — published 1920 — 120 editions
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Babbit
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 5,398 ratings — published 1922 — 129 editions
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Arrowsmith
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3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 1,697 ratings — published 1925 — 34 editions
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Elmer Gantry
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,232 ratings — published 1927 — 32 editions
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It Can't Happen Here
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 1,058 ratings — published 1961 — 24 editions
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Dodsworth
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1929 — 24 editions
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Kingsblood Royal
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1947 — 6 editions
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Main Street and Babbitt
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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Free Air
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1919 — 33 editions
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Cass Timberlane
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1945 — 8 editions
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More books by Sinclair Lewis…
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.”
Sinclair Lewis

“It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.”
Sinclair Lewis

“We'd get sick on too many cookies, but ever so much sicker on no cookies at all.”
Sinclair Lewis

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