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Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

  • Fame70.1
  • Momentum0.6
  • Wikipedia24.1K
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Lived 1885–1951, aged 66United States
United StatesUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    94 languages
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  • Era
    1885–1951
    Aged 66
  • Known for
    Elmer Gantry
    1960
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Updated 2026-09-07

Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935).

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Momentum0.6
Historical24.9
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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