Publisher's Synopsis
Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis and published in 1920. The book is set in the fictional town of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, and follows the story of Carol Kennicott, a young woman from the city who marries a small-town doctor and moves to Gopher Prairie.The novel explores the clash between Carol's progressive, urban ideals and the conservative, traditional values of the town. As she attempts to modernize Gopher Prairie and bring culture and sophistication to the community, she faces resistance and hostility from its residents.Throughout the book, Lewis satirizes small-town life and exposes the narrow-mindedness and conformity that often accompany it. He also explores themes of gender roles, social class, and the struggle for individuality in a conformist society.Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott is considered a classic of American literature and a landmark work of the early 20th century. Its depiction of small-town life and the clash between tradition and modernity continues to resonate with readers today.1920. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay, a Warner Brothers screen classic. Lewis, was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Possibly the greatest satirist of his age, Lewis wrote novels that present a devastating picture of middle-class American life in the 1920s. Although he ridiculed the values, the lifestyles, and even the speech of his characters, there is often affection behind the irony. Lewis began his career as a journalist, editor, and hack writer. He became an important literary figure with the publication of Main Street, the first popular bestseller to attack conventional ideas about marriage, gender roles, and small town life. The novel follows beautiful young Carol Kennicott who comes to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, with dreams of transforming the provincial old town into a place of beauty and culture, but instead runs into a wall of bigotry, hypocrisy and complacency. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
