{"product_id":"elmer-gantry-sinclair-lewis-9781433222160","title":"Elmer Gantry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eElmer Gantry \u003c\/i\u003eis the portrait of a silver-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church, yet lives a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title character starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering Baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a large Methodist congregation. Throughout the novel, Gantry encounters fellow religious hypocrites. Although often exposed as a fraud, Gantry is never fully discredited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen\u003ci\u003e Elmer Gantry \u003c\/i\u003ewas first published in 1927, it created a public furor. Now it is considered a landmark in American literature and one of the most penetrating studies of hypocrisy in modern literature. The novel also represents the evangelistic activity of America in the 1920s and people's attitudes toward it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433222167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433222160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.32h x 6.56w x 1.47d","brand":"Sinclair Lewis","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48241282679039,"sku":"9781433222160","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f550115a-6da9-4a73-ae63-e04b4844c5c6.jpg?v=1772653673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elmer-gantry-sinclair-lewis-9781433222160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}