Biography Of Sinclair Lewis
Real Name
Sinclair Lewis
Profession
Short Story Writers, Novelists
Nick Name
Harry Sinclair Lewis, Lewis Sinclair
Famous as
Nobel Prize Winner in Literature
Nationality
American
Religion
Atheism
Personal Life of Sinclair Lewis
Born on
07 February 1885
Birthday
7th February
Died At Age
65
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born in
Sauk Centre
Died on
10 January 1951
Place of death
Rome
Grouping of People
Alcoholics
City
Minnesota
Family Background of Sinclair Lewis
Father
Edwin J. Lewis
Mother
Emma Kermott Lewis
Siblings
Claude Lewis, Fred Lewis
Spouses/Partners
Grace Hegger Lewis, Dorothy Thompson
Children
Michael Lewis, Wells Lewis
Education
Oberlin College, Yale University
Awards
1930 - Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - Arrowsmith 2007 - Prometheus Hall of Fame Award - It Can't Happen Here
Personal Fact of Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist and a short story writer. He was the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Although many literary critics have dismissed him as a novelist and criticized the Swedish Academy for their choice there is no doubt that few writers of his era had such a profound effect on American culture as he had.
Awkward and shy from his childhood he could never make friends and as a result he spent a lot of time observing and writing diary. Later, he developed a passion for writing and was ready to do all kinds of jobs to finance his writing career. Apart from working as a journalist and then as an editor he also wrote potboilers and sold plots to established writers to stay afloat.
Ultimately, he had his first taste of success with his sixth published novel Main Street. Subsequently, he penned many other best sellers; but at the same time became addicted to alcohol. Ultimately, he died in Rome from advanced alcoholism at the age of 65.
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