{"product_id":"9780451530868","title":"Arrowsmith","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith an afterword by E. L. Doctorow—the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of one man’s pursuit of intellectual freedom in the face of ignorance and corruption, from the author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Babbit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrowsmith, \u003c\/i\u003ethe most widely read of Sinclair Lewis’s novels, is the incisive portrait of a man passionately devoted to science. As a bright, curious boy in a small Midwestern town, Martin Arrowsmith spends his free time in old Doc Vickerson’s office avidly devouring medical texts. Destined to become a physician and a researcher, he discovers that societal forces of ignorance, greed, and corruption can be as life-threatening as the plague. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart satire, part morality tale, Lewis’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel illuminates the mystery and power of science while giving enduring life to a singular American hero’s struggle for integrity and intellectual freedom in a small-minded world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Sally E. Parry \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by E. L. Doctorow","brand":"Sinclair Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":56852145406112,"sku":"9780451530868","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_807620c5-762d-4c6d-8bbe-4ddaa4463a3e.jpg?v=1774303304","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780451530868","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}