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Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) 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." His works are known for their critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. H. L. Mencken wrote of him, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade ... it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds." He has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a postage stamp in the Great Americans series.

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Sinclair Lewis

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers er en ung idealistisk kvinde fra det amerikanske Midwest. Da hun er færdig med college i starten af det tyvende århundrede, bliver hun involveret i suffragettebevægelsen og går i fængsel for sin sag. Under indespærringen erfarer hun, at det ikke kun er kvinders stemmeret, der skal kæmpes for. Hun beslutter sig for at dedikere sin tid til at gøre livet bedre for samfundets dårligst stillede, både dem inden for og uden for fængslets mure.

Sideløbende med hendes arbejde for at forbedre samfundet følger vi Ann Vickers‘ komplicerede kærlighedsliv, hendes arbejde som socialrådgiver under Første Verdenskrig og hendes andre oplevelser i det amerikanske samfund i mellemkrigstiden. Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) var en populær og berømt amerikansk forfatter, da han levede, men også i dag er han populær. Han er især kendt for sine satiriske og dystopiske beskrivelser af sociale institutioner og relationer.

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Printed pages390 Sider

Publish date24 May 2019

Published bySAGA Egmont

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ISBN epub9788726098365