Edith Wharton won out over Lewis for Age of Innocence.

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis. I’ve never read Sinclair Lewis, and since it is said that this book was influential in him winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, it’s as good a place to start as any.
A Reading Challenge for 2022: Step Back 100 Years and Read Books Published in 1922
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Jan 5, 2022
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Edith Wharton won out over Lewis for Age of Innocence. First woman to win Pulitzer. Both are great satirists.
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