HarrySinclair Lewiswasan Americannovelist，short-storywr...

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Harry Sinclair  Lewis was an  American novelist，short-story writer and playwright.       Born on Feb­ruary 7，1885，Sinclair Lewis began reading books at       a young age. He had two       brother，Fred and Claude.36 Lewis’s mother Emma   Kermoll Lewis，died in       1891. The following year，his father married Isabel Warner whose company young Lewis apparently enjoyed.       Throughout his lonely boy­ hood ,the unhandsome Lewis had trouble gaining friends.

In late 1902 Lewis left home for a year at Oberlin Academy to qualify for  acceptance by Yale University. 37  Lewis ’ s earliest published creative work—     romantic  poetry and short plays—appeared in     the   Yale Courant   and  the   Yale Literary       Magazine，of which he became an editor.    38

While working for  newspapers and publishing houses，he wrote many popular stories that were purchased by a variety of magazines.39 Babbitt was considered   Lewis’ s  another greatest novel. In 1930，he     became the first writer from the United       States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism be­tween the wars. 40   He   has  been honored by the       U. S. Postal Service       with a postage stamp     in the Great Americans series.

A.  He entered Yale in 1903.

B.  Lewis’ s first published book was Hike and the Aeroplane.

C. His most famous book 1at was published in 1920.

D. His father had difficulty relating to his sensitive third son.

E. After   graduation Lewis moved from job to job to make ends       meet.

F. Upon moving to Washington, D.       C.，Lewis devoted himself to writing.

G. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women.

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