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Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930 , he became the first author 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 ...
Aug 8, 2024 · Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist and social critic who punctured American complacency with his broadly drawn, widely popular satirical novels. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the first given to an American.
Dec 31, 2021 · Sinclair Lewis captured the narrow-mindedness and conformity of middle-class America in the first half of the 20th century. On the 100th anniversary of his best-selling novel “Babbitt,” Robert...
It Can't Happen Here is a 1935 dystopian political novel by American author Sinclair Lewis. [1]
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) continued to be a prolific writer, but none of his later writings equalled the success or stature of his chiefworks of the twenties. After his divorce from his second wife in 1942, Sinclair Lewis lived chiefly in Europe.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930. Born: 7 February 1885, Sauk Centre, MN, USA. Died: 10 January 1951, Rome, Italy. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Prize motivation: “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters”. Language: English.
May 29, 2018 · Although Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was the most celebrated American literary figure of the 1920s, his popular, mildly satirical novels today are valued mainly for their sociohistorical relevance.