Conan_Doyle Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I finished reading this book last week, Elmer Gantry a novel by Sinclair Lewis, based on it's historical setting, structure, and out-dated language used, reading it was like watching an extremely dark episode of 'The Waltons.' I found it to be a very worthwhile read.Elmer Gantry a novel by Sinclair Lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion that caused an uproar upon its publication in 1927. Sinclair Lewis proves to be possibly the best student of hypocrisy since Voltaire This portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist-who lives a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and self-indulgence-is also the chronicle of a reign of vulgarity, which but for Lewis would have left no record of itself. The title character of Elmer Gantry starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering Baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a large Methodist congregation. Throughout the novel Gantry encounters fellow religious hypocrites, including Mrs. Evans Riddle, Judson Roberts, and Sharon Falconer, with whom he becomes romantically involved. Although he is often exposed as a fraud, Gantry is never fully discredited. Amazon.com: Elmer Gantry (Signet Classics) (9780451530752): Sinclair Lewis, Jason Stevens: Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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