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Sinclair Lewis, a Rare card
Harry Sinclair Lewis was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Sinclair Lewis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sinclair Lewis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Lewis is respected for his ______ characterizations of modern working women.
Answer
strong. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. From the Sinclair Lewis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bessarabia. Bessarabia 86 · Crimean Khanate 80 · Sinclair Lewis 76 · Felix Yusupov 73 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 1930, he became the first author from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street, Babbitt, Arrowsmith, Elmer Gantry, Dodsworth, and It Can't Happen Here.
- Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period.
- Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sinclair Lewis article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sinclair Lewis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
