Elmer Gantry
1926 satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elmer Gantry is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of the United States in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry, the protagonist, is attracted by drinking, making easy money (but he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol) and chasing women. After various forays into smaller, fringe churches, he becomes a major moral and political force in the Methodist Church despite his hypocrisy and serial sexual indiscretions.[1]
Author | Sinclair Lewis |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Harcourt Trade Publishers |
Publication date | March 1927 |
Pages | 432 |
OCLC | 185039547 |
Elmer Gantry was published in the United States by Harcourt Trade Publishers in March 1927, dedicated by Lewis to the American journalist and satirist H. L. Mencken.