{"product_id":"main-street-sinclair-lewis-9781499763973","title":"Main Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMain Street\u003c\/b\u003e is an satirical novel by Nobel Prize winning author \u003ci\u003eSinclair Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Milford is a liberal, free-spirited young woman, reared in the metropolis of Saint Paul, Minnesota. She marries Will Kennicott, a doctor, who is a small-town boy at heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they marry, Will convinces her to live in his home-town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota. Carol is appalled at the backwardness of Gopher Prairie. But her disdain for the town's physical ugliness and smug conservatism compels her to reform it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe speaks with its members about progressive changes, joins women's clubs, distributes literature, and holds parties to liven up Gopher Prairie's inhabitants. Despite her friendly but ineffective efforts, she is constantly derided by the leading cliques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe finds comfort and companionship outside her social class. These companions are taken from her one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her unhappiness, Carol leaves her husband and moves for a time to Washington, D.C., but she eventually returns. Nevertheless, Carol does not feel defeated: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI do not admit that Main Street is as beautiful as it should be! I do not admit that Gopher Prairie is greater or more generous than Europe! I do not admit that dish-washing is enough to satisfy all women! I may not have fought the good fight, but I have kept the faith. (Chapter 39)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMain Street was initially awarded the 1921 \u003ci\u003ePulitzer Prize for literature\u003c\/i\u003e, but was rejected by the Board of Trustees, who overturned the jury's decision. The prize went, instead, to Edith Wharton for The Age of Innocence. In 1926 Lewis refused the Pulitzer when he was awarded it for Arrowsmith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, Lewis was the first American ever awarded the \u003ci\u003eNobel Prize for Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. While a Nobel Prize is awarded to the author not the work, and itself does not cite a particular work for which he was chosen, Main Street was Lewis' best-known work and enormously popular at the time. In the Nobel committee's presentation speech, both Main Street and Arrowsmith were cited. The prize was awarded \"...for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sinclair Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499763972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499763973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5991 \/ Main Street\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sinclair Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439478583551,"sku":"9781499763973","price":15.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ea302ec-bc5e-4fc8-8a3b-e200946f4697.jpg?v=1777177871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/main-street-sinclair-lewis-9781499763973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}