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Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist,short-story writer and playwright. Born on February 7,1885,Sinclair Lewis began reading books at a young age. He had two brother,Fred and Claude.36 Lewis’s mother Emma Kermoll Lewis,died in 1891. The following year,his father married Isabel Warner whose company young Lewis apparently enjoyed. Throughout his lonely boy hood ,the unhandsome Lewis had trouble gaining friends.
In late 1902 Lewis left home for a year at Oberlin Academy to qualify for acceptance by Yale University. 37 Lewis ’ s earliest published creative work— romantic poetry and short plays—appeared in the Yale Courant and the Yale Literary Magazine,of which he became an editor. 38
While working for newspapers and publishing houses,he wrote many popular stories that were purchased by a variety of magazines.39 Babbitt was considered Lewis’ s another greatest novel. In 1930,he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. 40 He has been honored by the U. S. Postal Service with a postage stamp in the Great Americans series.
A. He entered Yale in 1903.
B. Lewis’ s first published book was Hike and the Aeroplane.
C. His most famous book 1at was published in 1920.
D. His father had difficulty relating to his sensitive third son.
E. After graduation Lewis moved from job to job to make ends meet.
F. Upon moving to Washington, D. C.,Lewis devoted himself to writing.
G. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women.
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