This is americaa town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. Modeling his fictional midwestern town on his real minnesota home town, lewis. Sinclair lewis, the first american to win the nobel prize for literature, was a colossus of american letters in the first half of the last century. When carol milford, a young, liberated woman from st. Main street by sinclair lewis the 297th greatest fiction. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Main street, novel by sinclair lewis, published in 1920. The novels heroine, carol milford, is a highly educated. Sinclair lewis 18851951, was born in sauk centre, minnesota, and graduated from yale in 1907. Main street is the book that first established sinclair lewiss reputation as an important writer is both a satire and an affectionate portrait of gopher prairie, a typical american town, which was undoubtedly suggested by sauk centre, minnesota, where lewis was born. Sinclair lewis, chapter 1, main street, lit2go edition, 1920, accessed april 21. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. This famous satire of life on main street, gopher prairie, mirrors with devastating honesty life on main streets from albany to san diego.
Her efforts to bring culture to the prairie village are met. Sinclair lewis audio books sort by titles per page. Carol milford is a young, liberated woman from saint paul, minnesota, who marries a smalltown doctor named will kennicott. Free download or read online main street pdf epub book. Main street sinclair lewis audiobook and ebook all. Audio download free carol milford is a liberal, freespirited young woman, reared in the. Audiobook feature of main street, a classic novel from author sinclair lewis. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. William kennicott and settles in his hometown of gopher prairie, minnesota.
Pastores list, a guide to films based on works of sinclair lewis, which appears in the sinclair lewis society newsletter spring 1998. An allegory of exile and return, main street attacks the complacency and ingrown mores of those who resist change, who are. Its not the most obviously exciting read, but it finds danger, excitement and drama hidden in the every. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 454 pages and is available in paperback format. Sinclair lewis 18851951 a social satire, main street became a bestseller soon after its publication, fascinating readers with its biting humor and realistic portrayal of smalltown communities. Written by sinclair lewis, audiobook narrated by lloyd james. The book satirizes the ugliness and conformity found in small midwest towns during the second decade of the twentieth century and ridicules the uninspired and selfsatisfied inhabitants. But its main street is the continuation of main streets everywhere.
Sinclair lewiss main street is a long meditation on this peculiarly american combination of freedom and rigidity. Main street is the book that first established sinclair lewis s reputation as an important writer is both a satire and an affectionate portrait of gopher prairie, a typical american town, which was undoubtedly suggested by sauk centre, minnesota, where lewis. Main street established lewis as a major american novelist. Arguably, he is the first major modern writer of the 20th century, as there is american literature before main street 1920 and after that seminal novel, which revolutionized writing in the us. Main street is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis, and published in 1920 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. Sinclair lewis, chapter, main street, lit2go edition, 1920.
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Sinclair lewis 1885 1951 carol milford is a liberal, freespirited young woman, reared in the metropolis of minneapolis. In writing main street, sinclair lewis paid little attention to formal plot development. Oct 24, 20 sinclair lewiss critique of american culture. The first edition of the novel was published in 1920, and was written by sinclair lewis. Main street by sinclair lewis pdf free download ebook. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the. This is america its main street is the continuation of main streets everywhere with the first line of his novel, sinclair lewis captures an america on the brink of change. That shows the importance the author placed on this one particular work.
Listen to main street by sinclair lewis, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. The story of main street is seen through the eyes of carol kennicott, a young woman married to a midwestern doctor who settles in the minnesota town of gopher prairie modeled on lewis hometown of sauk center. This is a list of film versions of sinclair lewis s novels, adapted from stephen r. This page contains details about the fiction book main street by sinclair lewis published in 1920. The librivox catalog page for this work lists the librivox readers. Carol milford is a liberal, freespirited young woman, reared in the. Known for their satirical take on modern affairs, his bestknown books include main street, arrowsmith, babbitt, and dodsworth. In 1930 lewis would be the first american to receive the nobel prize for literature. Paul, minnesota, marries smalltown doctor will kennicott, she suddenly finds herself transplanted to gopher prairie. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Main street attacks the conformity and dullness of earlytwentiethcentury midwestern village. The project gutenberg ebook of main street, by sinclair lewis this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
This classic by sinclair lewis shattered the sentimental american myth of happy smalltown life with its satire. After graduating from yale in 1908, lewis began writing fiction, publishing 22 novels by the end of his career. Widely hailed as a milestone in american literature, sinclair lewis main street vividly describes a country on the verge of massive change, with traditional values. She marries will kennicott, a doctor, who is a smalltown boy. Published in 1920, the novel follows carol milford as she moves to a conventional small town, where she encounters its conceited residents. Main street audiobook by sinclair lewis, read by barbara. Main street main street audiobook, by sinclair lewis.
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They relocate to his hometwon of gopher prairie, minnesota, where she is taken aback by the little towns backward ways and ugly appearance, which she sets about to improve. Read in english by mark nelson carol milford, a collegeeducated, progressive, ambitious young woman, is selfsufficient working as a librarian in st. Jane smiley on sinclair lewiss main street books the. A broadway play version of the novel was produced in 1921. Aug 26, 2016 listen to main street audiobook by sinclair lewis. Main street by sinclair lewis on free audio book download. This book is the 297th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. First published in 1920, main street is sinclair lewis first major novel, and was a phenomenal success at the time. Satirizing small town life, main street is perhaps sinclair lewis s most famous book, and led in. Sinclair lewis books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Collecting main street by lewis, sinclair first edition. The story of an idealistic young womans frustrated attempts to change the set ways of her small town, main street.
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He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when tanis, the lonely widow has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. With the first line of his novel, sinclair lewis captures an america on the brink of change. Main street, sinclair lewis main street is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis, and published in 1920. Consequently the narrative presents a series of episodes rather than a tightly constructed plot. The lonely predicament of carol kennicott, caught between her desires for social reform and individual happiness, reflects the position in which americas turnofthecentury emancipated woman found herself. Born in 1885 in minnesota, sinclair lewis worked as a newspaper journalist before becoming an acclaimed novelist. She marries will kennicott, a doctor, who is a smalltown boy at heart. Librivox recording of main street version 2 by sinclair lewis.
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