| Arrowsmith: Pulitzer Prize Winner Contributor(s): Lewis, Sinclair (Author), Parry, Sally E. (Introduction by), Doctorow, E. L. (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0451530861 ISBN-13: 9780451530868 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: 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 ranging from public ignorance to the publicity-mindedness of a great foundation, and becomes an isolated seeker of scientific truth. Introduction by E.L. Doctorow. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Medical - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008540291 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.1" W x 6.9" (0.55 lbs) 480 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6640 Reading Level: 9.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 29.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Arrowsmith, the most widely read of Sinclair Lewis's novels, is the incisive portrait of a man passionately devoted to science. As a bright, curious boy in a small Midwestern town, Martin Arrowsmith spends his free time in old Doc Vickerson's office avidly devouring medical texts. Destined to become a physician and a researcher, he discovers that societal forces of ignorance, greed, and corruption can be as life-threatening as the plague. Part satire, part morality tale, Lewis's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel illuminates the mystery and power of science while giving enduring life to a singular American hero's struggle for integrity and intellectual freedom in a small-minded world. With an Introduction by Sally E. Parry and an Afterword by E. L. Doctorow |