“The Maker of the universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on Sunday afternoon.”

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Elmer Gantry

Sinclair Lewis

Published1967

Pages416

Formatpaperback

PublisherSignet Classics

Fiction Mystery Thriller Fantasy Science Fiction Romance

Synopsis

High pressure evangelism's effect on title character.

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About Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis

1885–1951

American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright

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“The Maker of the universe with stars a hundred thousand light-years apart was interested, furious, and very personal about it if a small boy played baseball on Sunday afternoon.”

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