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Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 1930 | Winner | “For his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters” |
About This Book
For his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters
About the Author
Sinclair LewisAmerican
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist and social critic, born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He achieved fame with satirical novels critiquing American society, including Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), and Elmer Gantry (1927). He became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930 for his vigorous and graphic art of description and ability to create new types of characters with wit and humor.
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