You'll get the exact copy in the photo
More about the book
The narrative centers on Carol Milford, a young college graduate who relocates to the small town of Gopher Prairie after marrying a local doctor. Her attempts to introduce culture and change are met with fierce resistance from the townspeople, revealing the narrow-mindedness and conformity that pervade small-town life. Sinclair Lewis uses Carol's struggles to critique the limitations and provincial attitudes of midwestern communities, challenging the idealized vision of American small-town existence.
Language
Book purchase
Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
- Language
- Released
- 2008
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Very Good
- Price
- €4.39
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- Main Street
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN13
- 9780451530981
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, USA, 20th century, American Literature, America, Satire, Nobel prize, Emancipation, Interwar Period
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- The narrative centers on Carol Milford, a young college graduate who relocates to the small town of Gopher Prairie after marrying a local doctor. Her attempts to introduce culture and change are met with fierce resistance from the townspeople, revealing the narrow-mindedness and conformity that pervade small-town life. Sinclair Lewis uses Carol's struggles to critique the limitations and provincial attitudes of midwestern communities, challenging the idealized vision of American small-town existence.