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Lewis at Zenith

  • 914 pages · about 15 hours
  • First published 1961
  • 6 editions

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1 About this book

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  • Small town life
  • Nineteen twenties
  • City and town life

2 About Sinclair Lewis

1885–1951

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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