Elmer Gantry
/ˌelmə ˈɡæntri/
/ˌelmər ˈɡæntri/
- a novel (1927) by Sinclair Lewis. Elmer Gantry is a successful preacher who holds religious meetings in the Middle West, but does many of the bad things he warns people not to do. The book turned some Americans against this type of preacher but made others angry at the author. In a 1960 film version, Burt Lancaster played Gantry and won an Oscar.
辛克莱·刘易斯的小说（1927年）。埃尔默·甘特里（Elmer Gantry）是一位成功的传教士，在中东举行宗教会议，但是他警告人们不要做很多坏事。这本书使一些美国人反对这种传教士，但使其他人对作者感到愤怒。在1960年的电影版本中，伯特·兰开斯特（Burt Lancaster）饰演Gantry，并获得了奥斯卡奖。