The book was banned in boston and other cities and denounced from pulpits across the usa. In 1927, american novelist sinclair lewis published elmer gantry. Lewis had long wanted to write a novel about what he called the religion racket. The novel tells the story of a young, narcissistic, womanizing college athlete who abandons his early ambition to become a lawyer. Do not download or read this book online if you or your system are in the united. The sentence that followed interested me even further. Elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel. The first edition of the novel was published in 1925, and was written by sinclair lewis. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis, first edition abebooks. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and patti page elmer gantry was nominated for five academy awards in 1961, including best. His portrait of a goldentongued evangelist who rises to power within his churcha saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity. No character in this book is the portrait of any actual person.
In elmer gantry, sinclair lewis uses the character of elmer gantry to represent, without nuance or ambiguity, what he viewed as the prototypical evangelical minister of his day. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis on free audio book download. See all books authored by sinclair lewis, including it cant happen here, and main street, and more on. This is a physical facsimile reprint of the original first edition of elmer gantry by sinclair lewis. Novel by sinclair lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist. Lewis went on to win the nobel prize for literature, and. Sinclair lewis books list of books by author sinclair lewis. This was the apogee of his literary career, and in the period from ann vickers 1933 to the posthumously published world so wide 1951 lewis wrote ten novels that. Published in 1926, this is the story of a professional good man, a preacher and pastor in those first decades of the 20th century before the great depression. Sinclair lewis worldfamous satire of religious hypocrisy and the excesses of the roaring. The title you have selected elmer gantry is a post1923 publication by an author who died more than 50 years ago. Sinclair lewis lord, how that book of lewis, main street, did bore me. Pdf elmer gantry book by sinclair lewis free download 352. The title character starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a large methodist congregation.
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A little story about the bad old days is illustrative. Published in 1926, this is the story of a professional good man, a preacher and pastor in those first. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis free pdf books bookyards. Location 52 at that point, i knew then that the book would make for one fascinating read. The legal profession does not suit the unethical gantry, who then becomes a notorious and cynical alcoholic. Publication date 1927 topics iiit collection digitallibraryindia. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to. Sinclair lewis a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook. Main street 1920 was his first critical and commercial success. Unsurprisingly, the book and the author were not very popular.
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His portrait of a goldentongued evangelist who rises to power within his churcha saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, and ruthless self. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. The book was published in multiple languages including french, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Sinclair lewis a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0300851h. Discussion of themes and motifs in sinclair lewis elmer gantry. Universally recognized as a landmark in american literature, elmer gantry. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 428 pages and is available in hardcover format. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis audiobook download christian. It might have been supposed that lewiss form of sociological realism, in which he wove innumerable details from contemporary life into his narrative, would date badly and that his books. Over the past few weeks, ive enjoyed sinclair lewis novel elmer gantry as an audio book, beautifully read by anthony heald and it took me a while to figure out why.
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