Main street

Author: Sinclair Lewis (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Main Street has a novel theme, distinctive style, and exudes a rich sense of the American Midwest. Critics have called it the most outstanding work in American literature depicting local color. The book is set in a small town in the United States before and after World War I, describing a city intellectual woman who marries into the town and attempts to change its old traditions, only to face significant resistance. As a result, she is forced to find a job in Washington D.C., but finally still has to return to the town, continuing to confront the old traditional forces she cannot change.