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Set in the 1910s, the novel follows Carol Milford, a progressive librarian who marries a doctor and moves to the small town of Gopher Prairie. Disillusioned by the town's dullness and narrow-minded residents, Carol strives to modernize the community with her optimistic ideas. However, she faces resistance and ridicule, yet remains determined to fight for her vision. The narrative offers a sharp satire of small-town America, showcasing Sinclair Lewis's vivid descriptions and character development, which contributed to his Nobel Prize win in 1930.
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Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2018
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- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- Main Street
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Sinclair Lewis
- Editore
- Digireads.com
- Pubblicato
- 2018
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9781420959314
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Prosa storica, Classici, USA, Letteratura Americana, XX Secolo, America, Satira, Premio Nobel, Emancipazione, Periodo tra le due guerre
- Valutazione
- 3,7 su 5
- Descrizione
- Set in the 1910s, the novel follows Carol Milford, a progressive librarian who marries a doctor and moves to the small town of Gopher Prairie. Disillusioned by the town's dullness and narrow-minded residents, Carol strives to modernize the community with her optimistic ideas. However, she faces resistance and ridicule, yet remains determined to fight for her vision. The narrative offers a sharp satire of small-town America, showcasing Sinclair Lewis's vivid descriptions and character development, which contributed to his Nobel Prize win in 1930.