Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

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Sinclair Lewis was a male author from the United States who lived from 1885 to 1951. He also used the pseudonym Tom Graham. Lewis was recognized in the Nobel Literature collection and received one Nobel Prize. His works include Mr. Wrenn, Free air, Les parents prodigues, A letter from the Queen, and 王孙梦. He had two children.

Lewis is associated with the genres of fiction and literature. He is listed as similar to Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison, Jarett Kobek, Herman Melville, and The Roundtable Podcast. His quotes include remarks about writers and the country. He is referenced by 1,002 other encyclopedia articles.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1930
“for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Lewis
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Sauk Centre
Place of death: Rome
Spouse: Dorothy Thompson
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: atheism
Notable work: Babbitt
Field of work: literature
Movement: literary realism
Image: Sinclair Lewis by Oscar Whiite, Pach Brothers Studio, c. 1945, gelatin silver print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 93 388 23 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 2

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birth name: Harry Sinclair Lewis
Commons category: Sinclair Lewis
date of birth: 1885-05-07
date of death: 1951-01-10
topic's main category: Category:Sinclair Lewis
archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
pseudonym: Tom Graham
name in native language: Sinclair Lewis
writing language: English language
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Commons Creator page: Sinclair Lewis
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Works in European collections

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Encyclopedic overview

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).

Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."

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