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The journey of Martin Arrowsmith, a scientifically ambitious man from a small Midwestern town, unfolds as he navigates medical school and complex romantic entanglements. His relationships become tumultuous when he juggles engagements with two women, culminating in an awkward lunch to resolve the situation. Transitioning to a public health role in Iowa, he becomes involved with the director's daughter. The narrative peaks with his groundbreaking discovery of a phage that combats bacteria, set against the backdrop of a bubonic plague outbreak on a fictional Caribbean island.
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Arrowsmith, Sinclair Lewis
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Arrowsmith
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publisher
- Classy Publishing
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 430
- ISBN13
- 9789355221933
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Health & Medicine, Classics, Science, Suspense, American Literature, Adapted for Film, Doctors, Biographical novels, Plague, Inventions and Discoveries, Immunology, Pulitzer Prize, Viruses and Bacteria, Vaccination, Doctor and Patient, Cholera
- First published
- 1925
- Original title
- Martin Arrowsmith
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- The journey of Martin Arrowsmith, a scientifically ambitious man from a small Midwestern town, unfolds as he navigates medical school and complex romantic entanglements. His relationships become tumultuous when he juggles engagements with two women, culminating in an awkward lunch to resolve the situation. Transitioning to a public health role in Iowa, he becomes involved with the director's daughter. The narrative peaks with his groundbreaking discovery of a phage that combats bacteria, set against the backdrop of a bubonic plague outbreak on a fictional Caribbean island.