| 18,318 (64,534) | 1,022 | 1,031 | (3.8) | 74 | 0 | Harry Sinclair Lewis was born on February 7, 1885 in Minnesota. He was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. A lonely child, Lewis immersed himself in reading and diary writing. While studying at Yale University and living in writer Upton Sinclair's communal house, he wrote for Yale Literary Magazine and helped to build the Panama Canal. After graduating from Yale in 1908, Lewis began writing fiction, publishing 22 novels by the end of his career. His early works, while often praised by literary critics, did not reach popularity but with Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), and Dodsworth (1929), Sinclair Lewis achieved fame as a writer. His style of choice was satire; he explored American small-town life, conformity, hypocrisy, and materialism. Sinclair Lewis was married and divorced twice. As his career wound down, he spent his later life in Europe and died in Rome on January 10, 1951. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Babbitt … (more) |
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Sinclair Lewis has 3 past events. (show)  Northshire Fountain Of Youth Reading Group The Northshire Bookstore Fountain of Youth Reading Group will meet on Monday May 20th at 6pm. Location TBA. This reading group will explore all genres of children's literature from wordless picture books to historical fiction, each month comparing them with an adult counterpart. Every month we will choose a children's book along with an adult book that share common themes and discovering how the content is transformed into books that younger readers can access and understand.
The group will also explore what makes a children's book a well written" and "well illustrated" piece of literature and how many of the topics presented offer ageless messages about ourselves and our relationships with others and the world around us. For the month of April we will compare the Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran (illustrated by Barbara Cooney) and Main Street by Sinclair Lewis This is perfect group for interested teachers, parents, youth group leaders or anyone who loves children's books. Please email Beth Meachem, bmeachem241@myfairpoint.net, to register for the group!
Ask for your books in the bookstore under the Fountain of Youth Reading Group name and receive 20% off of selected titles for each month.
Location: Street: Location To Be Announced Additional: City: Manchester Center, Province: Vermont Postal Code: 05255 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
 Salon: Classics Book Group The Salon: Classics Book Group discusses Main Street by Sinclair LewisLocation: Street: 4736-38 N Lincoln Ave City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60625 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
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