Lewis, Sinclair

A twentieth-century American author known for using his novels to criticize aspects of American life, such as small-town narrowness, insincere preachers, and the discouragement of scientific curiosity. His books include Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, and Main Street . Lewis won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1930.

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Sinclair Lewis's satirical 1922 novel Babbitt became a national phenomenon.

In this book Sinclair Lewis adds a violent stroke to his growing picture of materialistic America.

Sinclair Lewis in Main Street describes concretely the routine of town life with its outward monotony and its inner zest.

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