Arrowsmith

Martin Arrowsmith, a young medical student, faces personal challenges and societal pressures that threaten to divert him from his path of pure science. He is forced to choose between scientific rigour and compassion when faced with a humanitarian crisis, ultimately saving lives. Arrowsmith, published in 1925, is Sinclair Lewis' third major novel and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1926. It showcases Lewis' storytelling, social commentary, and satirical skills.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 22 April 2024
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Martin Arrowsmith, a young medical student at the University of Winnemac, is driven by a sincere passion and a desire to make a positive contribution to the world. But events get in the way, and a series of personal vicissitudes, love interests and societal pressures threaten to lead him away from the path of pure science – until he is forced, in the face of a humanitarian crisis, to decide between scientific rigour and compassion, between maintaining his medical principles and saving lives.

First published in 1925 to great critical acclaim, Arrowsmith is the third major novel by Sinclair Lewis, author of Main Street and Babbitt, and arguably his most ambitious work. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1926 – which the author famously declined – it contributed to Lewis’s growing reputation as a master storyteller, social commentator and the unsurpassed satirist of his time.

Dimension: 198 x 128 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847499134