What is Love?... It is the morning and the evening star.

Sinclair Lewis

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Topic

Nature of love Love

Author

Sinclair Lewis

Source

Elmer Gantry

Medium

Novel

Genre

Satire

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1927 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Harcourt Trade Publishers, 1927, ch. 20.

Current Citation

Lewis, Sinclair. Elmer Gantry. Signet, 2007, ch. 20.

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