{"product_id":"9780451530868","title":"Arrowsmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrowsmith, the 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an Introduction by Sally E. Parry \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by E. L. Doctorow\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025424269552,"sku":"9780451530868","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451530868","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}