Main Street is a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1920, that critiques small-town American life and contributed to the author winning the Nobel Prize.
Main Street is a novel by Sinclair Lewis from 1920 that satirizes small-town life, contributing to his Nobel Prize.
Front | Main Street |
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Back | A Novel Sinclair Lewis 1920 His first Great success Carol Milford, a librarian, marries Dr Will At the end she abandoned her aspirations Satirizing small town life, Main Street is perhaps Sinclair Lewis's most famous book, and led in part to his eventual 1930 Nobel Prize for Literature. It relates the life and struggles of Carol Milford Kennicott in the small town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, as she comes into conflict with the small-town mentality of its residents. Highly acclaimed upon publication, Main Street remains a recognized American classic. |
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