Sinclair Lewis Livres

This book is distributed by the University of Nebraska Press on behalf of the University of Idaho Press, indicating a collaborative effort in publishing. It likely features academic or regional content relevant to Idaho or its surrounding areas, emphasizing the importance of local scholarship and research.

The protagonist, Mr. Wrenn, is a pacifist yearning for adventure beyond his mundane job. After receiving a small inheritance, he embarks on a brief journey that challenges his timid nature, culminating in a fistfight with a bully. This transformative experience leads him to form new friendships and meet Nelly upon his return to New York. The novel explores themes of self-discovery and personal growth against the backdrop of early 20th-century society.

Set in a small Minnesota town, the novel delves into complex themes of love, marriage, heartache, trust, and redemption. Written later in Sinclair Lewis's career, it offers a poignant exploration of relationships and personal growth. This classic work is being republished in an affordable, high-quality edition, preserving the original text and artwork, making it accessible to contemporary readers.

Carol Kennicott's aspirations for transforming the small town of Gopher Prairie clash with the conservative attitudes of its residents. As a recent college graduate, she arrives with hopes of urban improvement, only to face resistance and ridicule from the narrow-minded locals. Her struggle embodies the tension between progressive ideals and traditional values, highlighting the challenges of fitting into a community that is resistant to change.

Makes available for the first time since their original publication some eighty years ago a collection of fifteen of Sinclair Lewis's early business stories. Among Lewis's funniest satires, these stories introduce the characters, themes, and techniques that would evolve into Babbitt. Each selection reflects the commercial culture of Lewis's day.

This 1919 road trip novel follows a New York socialite on a cross-country drive. But the greatest distance to surmount is the class divide between her and her suitor, a small-town mechanic.

A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring and wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life makes the shocking discovery that he has African-American blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white.As timely as when it was first published in 1947, one need only open today's newspaper to see the same issues passionately being discussed between blacks and whites that we find in Kingsblood Royal , says Charles Johnson. Perhaps only now can we fully appreciate Sinclair Lewis's astonishing achievement.