1. Sinclair Lewis - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 — January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, shortstory writer, and playwright. In 1930 he became the first American to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Lewis

Sinclair Lewis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Sinclair Lewis Born February 7 Sauk Centre, Minnesota Died January 10 (aged 65) Rome, Italy Occupation Novelist Playwright ... American The neutrality of this article is disputed Please see the discussion on the talk page (December 2007) Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. Sinclair Lewis February 7 January 10 ) was an American novelist short-story writer, and playwright . In he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature , "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters". His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American society and capitalist values, as well as their strong characterizations of modern working women. Contents Biography Boyhood and Education Early career Commercial Success ... edit Biography edit Boyhood and Education Born as Harry Sinclair Lewis in the village of Sauk Centre, Minnesota , he began reading books at a young age and kept a diary. He had two siblings, Fred (born ) and Claude (born ). His father, Edwin J. Lewis, was a physician and, at home, a stern disciplinarian who had difficulty relating to his sensitive, unathletic third son. Lewis' mother, Emma Kermott Lewis, died in

2. Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the first given to American. His total output includes 22 novels and three plays. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/slewis.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne (Harry) Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) American novelist, playwright, and social critic who gained popularity with satirical novels. Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, the first given to American. His total output includes 22 novels and three plays. Though Lewis criticized at times the American way of living, his basic view of the "American human comedy" was optimistic. "His central characters are the pioneer, the doctor, the scientist, the businessman, and the feminist. The appeal of his best fiction lies in the opposition between his idealistic protagonists and an array of fools, charlatans, and scoundrels - evangelists, editorialists, pseudo-artists, cultists, and boosters." (from The Quixotic Vision of Sinclair Lewis by Martin Light, 1975) Harry Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre, a prairie village in the heart of Minnesota, as the third son of a country doctor. His mother, who was the daughter of a Canadian physician, died of tuberculosis when Lewis was six years old. His father remarried a year later Isabel Warner. Lewis considered her psychically his own mother. Later Lewis characterized Sauk Center "narrow-minded and socially provincial" and books offered him one way of escape: he had access to the three or four hundred volumes, exclusive of medical books, in his father's library.

3. Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis, the son of a doctor, was born in Minnesota in 1885. He entered Yale University in 1903 but left three years later to join Englewood, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jsinclair.htm

Home Email Search Author ... Index Page Sinclair Lewis , the son of a doctor, was born in Minnesota in 1885. He entered Yale University in 1903 but left three years later to join Englewood, the socialist colony founded by the writer Upton Sinclair In 1908 Lewis moved to New York where he became a freelance writer. His first novel, Hike and the Aeroplane was published in 1912. This was followed by Our Mr Wrenn (1914) and The Trail of the Hawk (1915), but it was his novel Main Street (1920), that established his reputation as a great novelist. Lewis's greatest work, Babbitt , was published in 1922. One critic wrote "The creation of George F. Babbit - whose name has become synonymous with bourgeois mediocrity - an intellectually empty, emotionally immature man of dubious morals who nevertheless remains a lovable comicstrip figure, is Lewis's greatest accomplishment." His next novel, Arrowsmith (1925), about a young doctor's attempt to maintain his integrity in a world of commercialism, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize Elmer Gantry , the story of a revivalist minister, appeared in 1927.

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Sinclair Lewis From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search Sinclair Lewis 7 February ... 10 January ), American writer, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1930); second husband of Dorothy Thompson Contents Sourced It Can't Happen Here (1935) The Job (1917) Main Street (1920) ... edit Sourced Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters some years ago, and now I must decline the Pulitzer Prize. Letter declining the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for Arrowsmith Fortune has dealt with me rather too well. I have known little struggle, not much poverty, many generosities. Now and then I have, for my books or myself, been somewhat warmly denounced— there was one good pastor in California who upon reading my Elmer Gantry desired to lead a mob and lynch me, while another holy man in the state of Maine wondered if there was no respectable and righteous way of putting me in jail. And, much harder to endure than any raging condemnation, a certain number of old acquaintances among journalists, what in the galloping American slang we call the "I Knew Him When Club", have scribbled that since they know me personally, therefore I must be a rather low sort of fellow and certainly no writer. But if I have now and then received such cheering brickbats, still I, who have heaved a good many bricks myself, would be fatuous not to expect a fair number in return. Nobel Lecture (12 December 1930) Slow yellow river flowing, willows that gesture in tepid August airs, and four children playing at greatness, as, doubtless, great men themselves must play.

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6. Sinclair Lewis Biography And Summary Sinclair Lewis biography with 111 pages of profile on Sinclair Lewis sourced from encyclopedias, critical essays, summaries, and research journals. http://www.bookrags.com/Sinclair_Lewis

Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Biographies Research Anything: All BookRags Literature Guides Essays Criticism Biographies Encyclopedias History Encyclopedias Films Periodic Table ... Amazon.com Sinclair Lewis Summary Order the Sinclair Lewis Summary Pack View 2 Sinclair Lewis Essays Sinclair Lewis About 111 pages (33,405 words) in 10 products "Sinclair Lewis" Search Results Contents: Biographies Works by Author Summaries Reference Criticism Biography Name: Harry Sinclair Lewis Birth Date: February 7, 1885 Death Date: January 10, 1951 Place of Birth: Sauk Centre, Minnesota, United States Place of Death: Rome, Italy Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: writer summary from source: Biography of (Harry) Sinclair Lewis 1,944 words, approx. 7 pages summary from source: Biography of Harry Sinclair Lewis 1,019 words, approx. 3 pages 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. In his best work Sinclair Lewis wrote with... summary from source: Biography of Harry Sinclair Lewis 11,843 words, approx. 40 pages

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My Account Home Free Online Study Guides Best Editing Anywhere Getting you the grade since 1999. Study Guides Editing Services ... Help Search: Biography of Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis was the first American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. He is best known for his works Main Street and Babbitt . He earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination for both of these works and later declined to accept a Pulitzer for Arrowsmith . He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was born Harry Sinclair Lewis in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, and although he was proud of his Midwestern hometown, he traveled a great deal in order to expose himself to many aspects of American life. After graduating from Yale University in 1908, he began his career as a writer of romantic stories and poetry. As he traveled, though, he sought to address issues concerning the powerless individuals in society, including women and minority groups. In his book entitled Sinclair Lewis , Sheldon Norman Grebstein asserts that Lewis "was the conscience of his generation and he could well serve as the conscience of our own." He is best remembered for his satiric criticism of American society and values.

8. Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis An American Life, 1961, BY Mark Schorer Sinclair Lewis A Descriptive Bibliography, 1997, BY Stephen R. Pastore. Author of books http://www.nndb.com/people/012/000047868/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Sinclair Lewis AKA Harry Sinclair Lewis Born: 7-Feb Birthplace: Sauk Center, MN Died: 10-Jan Location of death: Rome, Italy Cause of death: Heart Failure Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Novelist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Arrowsmith and Elmer Gantry Father: Edwin Lewis (country doctor) Wife: Grace Livingston Hegger (m. 15-Apr-1914) Wife: Dorothy Thompson (journalist, m. 14-May-1928, div. 2-Jan-1942, one son) Son: Michael Sinclair (b. 20-Jun-1930, d. 6-Mar-1975, with Thompson) Mother: Emma Kermott University: Yale University (1905) America First Committee Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1926 for Arrowsmith , refused Nobel Prize for Literature Appears on the cover of: Time , 8-Oct-1945 Is the subject of books: Sinclair Lewis: An American Life BY: Mark Schorer The Art of Sinclair Lewis BY: D. J. Dooley Sinclair Lewis: A Descriptive Bibliography BY: Stephen R. Pastore

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10. Sinclair Lewis And The Nobel Prize Novelist, critic, and teacher, one of the moving spirits at the University of California, Mark Schorer has been at work for more than a decade on his big http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/196110/sinclair-lewis

October 1961 Atlantic Monthly Novelist, critic, and teacher, one of the moving spirits at the University of California, Mark Schorer has been at work for more than a decade on his big biography of Sinclair Lewis, the October choice of the Book-of-the-Month Club, from which this chapter is taken. by M ark S chorer Sinclair Lewis and the Nobel Prize Article Tools sponsored by: document.write(''); E-mail Article Printer Format O The telephone kept ringing, but Lewis managed to dress himself at last and get to New York, where Harcourt, Brace and Company had arranged a press conference for that afternoon. He managed, too, to prepare a statement to be distributed at that conference, a statement that answered the two questions that he had been persistently asked on the telephone that morning: what was he going to do with the money, and why was he going to accept this prize when he had not felt, four years earlier, that he could accept the Pulitzer? A further difference lay in the fact that the Nobel Prize went to a man for his oeuvre, whereas the Pulitzer went to a single novel, and in any one year, there might be a number of equally fine novels, all but one of which would not be honored. (The Swedish Academy made it clear that the prize to Lewis was determined by the single novel Babbitt.) Lewis glanced appealingly over the room.

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15. Sinclair Lewis - Autobiography Written for acceptance of Nobel Prize in Literature 1930. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1930/lewis-autobio.html

Nobel Foundation Nobel Media Nobel Museum Nobel Peace Center ... Prize in Economics Sinclair Lewis The Nobel Prize in Literature 1930 Autobiography To recount my life for the Nobel Foundation, I would like to present it as possessing some romantic quality, some unique character, like Kipling 's early adventures in India, or Bernard Shaw I was born in a prairie village in that most Scandinavian part of America, Minnesota, the son of a country doctor, in 1885. Until I went East to Yale University I attended the ordinary public school, along with many Madsens, Olesons, Nelsons, Hedins, Larsons. Doubtless it was because of this that I made the hero of my second book, The Trail of the Hawk , a Norwegian, and Gustaf Sondelius, of Arrowsmith , a Swede - and to me, Dr. Sondelius is the favorite among all my characters. Of Carl Ericson of The Trail of the Hawk , I wrote -back in 1914, when I was working all day as editor for the George H. Doran Publishing Company, and all evening trying to write novels - as follows: My university days at Yale were undistinguished save for contributions to the Yale Literary Magazine. It may be interesting to say that these contributions were most of them reeking with a banal romanticism; that an author who was later to try to present ordinary pavements trod by real boots should through university days have written nearly always of Guinevere and Lancelot - of weary bitterns among sad Irish reeds - of story-book castles with troubadours vastly indulging in wine, a commodity of which the author was singularly ignorant. What the moral is, I do not know. Whether imaginary castles at nineteen lead always to the sidewalks of Main Street at thirty-five, and whether the process might be reversed, and whether either of them is desirable, I leave to psychologists.

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Sinclair Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, in 1885. Although he was proud of his Midwestern roots, he traveled widely and was interested in many different aspects of American society, from business and medicine to religion and small town life. His concern with issues involving women, race, and the powerless in society make his work still vital and pertinent today. As Sheldon Norman Grebstein wrote in his work Sinclair Lewis , Lewis "was the conscience of his generation and he could well serve as the conscience of our own. His analysis of the America of the 1920s holds true for the America of today. His prophecies have become our truths and his fears our most crucial problems." Sinclair Lewis was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Main Street and Babbitt , and won the award for Arrowsmith (although he turned it down). He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in Rome in 1951.

17. Sinclair Lewis --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on sinclair lewis American novelist and social critic who punctured American complacency with his broadly drawn, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048025

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19. Sinclair Lewis Winner Of The 1930 Nobel Prize In Literature sinclair lewis, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive. http://www.nobelprizes.com/nobel/literature/1930a.html

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