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Upton Sinclair
Sign in to saveAlso known as Upton Beall Sinclair, Clarke Fitch, Frederick Garrison, Arthur Stirling, Upton Sinclair Jr.
écrivain américain, homme politique (1878-1968)
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Upton Sinclair was an author whose work period began in 1898. He was recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection. His pseudonyms included Clarke Fitch, Arthur Stirling, and Frederick Garrison. He was born on 20 September 1878 and died on 25 November 1968.
His notable works include Letters to Judd, A captain of industry, and Save Carl v. Ossietzky! He is also associated with the Hebrew titles הג׳ונגל and Di goldene ḳeyṭ. Sinclair is referenced by 1,283 other encyclopedia articles. He has a presence in the Pulitzer Prize collection and is listed in various library and quote databases.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sinclair
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Bound Brook
- Occupation
- playwright
- Educated at
- City College of New York
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Oil!
- Founded by
- Helicon Home Colony
- Image
- Upton Sinclair LCCN2014686178 cropped2.tif
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- pseudonym
- Frederick Garrison
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Commons Creator page
- Upton Sinclair
- place of burial
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1878-09-20
- date of death
- 1968-11-25
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Upton Sinclair
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1898-00-00
- Commons category
- Upton Sinclair
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Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Upton Sinclair, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Français
Upton Sinclair, né le 20 septembre 1878 à Baltimore et mort le 25 novembre 1968, est un écrivain américain, auteur prolifique et promoteur du socialisme aux États-Unis. En 1905, il accède à la célébrité avec son roman La Jungle, qui décrit les désillusions et la descente aux enfers d'une famille de migrants lituaniens travaillant dans les abattoirs de Chicago. La réaction du public aux pratiques dénoncées dans le roman conduit la même année au (en). Upton Sinclair fait aussi partie des journalistes et écrivains engagés dans la dénonciation des inégalités en Amérique du début du XXe siècle, qualifiés de muckrakers (« éboueurs »), par Théodore Roosevelt.
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