Sinclair Lewis
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born
December 13, 1901
died
January 10, 1951
gender
male
place of birth
Sauk Centre, Minnesota, The United States
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Literature & Fiction
about this author
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."
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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.53 — 1,409 ratings — published 1922 69 editions |
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Main Street by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.61 — 1,136 ratings — published 1920 74 editions |
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Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.73 — 556 ratings — published 1924 17 editions |
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Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.96 — 403 ratings — published 1927 21 editions |
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It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.87 — 383 ratings — published 1935 13 editions |
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Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.84 — 117 ratings — published 1929 20 editions |
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Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.98 — 58 ratings — published 1947 3 editions |
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Cass Timberlane by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.68 — 34 ratings — published 1945 4 editions |
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Lewis: Main Street and Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 3.93 — 30 ratings — published 1992 |
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Selected Short Stories of Sinclair Lewis by Sinclair Lewis avg rating 4.29 — 14 ratings — published 1990 |
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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross."
— Sinclair Lewis
— 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
— Sinclair Lewis
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