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Book Review of Main Street

Main Street
Main Street
Author: Sinclair Lewis
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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A fiercely satiric portrait of small-town America, it created a sensation when it first appeared in 1920. If not the most important revelation of American life ever made it was the most infamous libel upon it. It is a brilliant blend of social criticism and a dramatic struggle for self-expression.