Arrowsmith (Magill Book Reviews)

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In the 1920’s, Lewis was the leading American social critic, satirizing small-town provincialism in Main Street, right-wing anti-intellectualism in Babbitt, and religious fundamentalism in Elmer Gantry. In Arrowsmith, he challenged the medical establishment for being more concerned with prestige and profits than with combating disease. Arrowsmith is a fictional counterpart to Microbe Hunters, whose author, Paul de Kruif, helped Lewis with research.

Martin Arrowsmith studies medicine under Professor Max Gottlieb, specializing in...

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