Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
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Arrowsmith tells the story of bright and scientifically minded Martin Arrowsmith of Elk Mills, Winnemac (the same fictional state in which several of Lewis's other novels are set), as he makes his way from a small town in the Midwest to the upper echelons of the scientific community at a prestigious foundation in New York City.
Arrowsmith, novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1925. The author declined to accept a Pulitzer Prize for the work because he had not been awarded the prize for his Main Street in 1921. The narrative concerns the personal and professional travails of Martin Arrowsmith, a Midwestern physician.
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Sinclair Lewis's Arrowsmith is more expansive and grandiose than his standard work, though it pulsates with his usual cynical themes. The book is a cradle-to-middle-age chronicle of an idealistic doctor, Martin Arrowsmith, who grows from a Midwestern medical student to one of the best-known physicians in the world.
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A synopsis of Sinclair Lewis's novel Arrowsmith, which follows the life and career of Martin Arrowsmith, a medical researcher who struggles with commercialism and idealism. The book covers his education, marriage, work, and discoveries in various settings and contexts.
Arrowsmith is a biting critique of the medical profession and the commercialization of science. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1926—which Lewis declined to accept. Explore the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Martin Arrowsmith, and explanations of important quotes from Arrowsmith.
Mar 4, 2008 · See all formats and editions. With an afterword by E. L. Doctorow—the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man’s pursuit of intellectual freedom in the face of ignorance and corruption, from the author of Babbit.
- Sinclair Lewis
The Pulitzer Prize winning "Arrowsmith" (an award Lewis refused to accept) recounts the story of a doctor who is forced to give up his trade for reasons...
