
By Sinclair Lewis
ISBN-10: 0553214861
ISBN-13: 9780553214864
ISBN-10: 1522609776
ISBN-13: 9781522609773
ISBN-10: 1945644648
ISBN-13: 9781945644641
ISBN-10: 1987523407
ISBN-13: 9781987523409
Babbitt (1922)
Babbitt is at its center a satire of yankee society. It was once an instantaneous hit and helped Babbitt win the Nobel Prize in literature.
Main Street
Another satire, this time concerning small city existence in the United States. Carol Milford, a liberal, lady from Minnesota, marries a physician they usually circulation to Gopher Prairie. Carol has hassle adjusting to her new existence during this quiet a part of America.
About The Author
American author Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885 – 1951) used to be wrote brief tales, performs and books. He was once the 1st American to obtain the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lively and photograph artwork of description and his skill to create, with wit and humor, new forms of characters."
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