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Sinclair Lewis, E.L. Doctorow (Afterword) 3.83. 8,019 ratings589 reviews. Arrowsmith is often described as the first "scientific" novel. The books explores medical and scientific themes in a fictional way and it is difficult to think of an earlier book that does this.
Arrowsmith is a biting critique of the medical profession and the commercialization of science. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1926—which Lewis declined to accept. Explore the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Martin Arrowsmith, and explanations of important quotes from Arrowsmith.
Mar 4, 2008 · 4.2 927 ratings. Part of: CliffsNotes (39 books) See all formats and editions. Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1926. With an afterword by E. L. Doctorow—the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man’s pursuit of intellectual freedom in the face of ignorance and corruption, from the author of Babbit.
- Sinclair Lewis
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Arrowsmith, the most widely read of Sinclair Lewis’s novels, is the incisive portrait of a man passionately devoted to science. As a bright, curious boy in a small Midwestern town, Martin Arrowsmith spends his free time in old Doc Vickerson’s office avidly devouring medical texts.
The Pulitzer Prize winning "Arrowsmith" (an award Lewis refused to accept) recounts the story of a doctor who is forced to give up his trade for reasons ranging from public ignorance to the...
Sinclair Lewis. Harcourt, Brace, 1925 - American fiction - 448 pages. After years of work as a small town doctor and a research scientist, Arrowsmith heads for the West Indies with a serum to...
