Tarkington

American  

[tahr-king-tuhn] / ˈtɑr kɪŋ tən /

noun

1. (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.

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Tarkington British  

/ ˈtɑːkɪŋtən /

noun

1. ( Newton ) Booth . 1869–1946, US novelist. His works include the historical romance Monsieur Beaucaire (1900), tales of the Middle West, such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), and the series featuring the character Penrod

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Example Sentences

Yet Lewis’s Babbitt is, finally, a man we care about — a character rather than a caricature — one of a small group of American fictional creations who, in the early years of the 20th century, stand in their very different ways as landmarks in the story of the social evolution of our country: Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Wharton’s Lily Bart, Booth Tarkington’s Alice Adams, with Gatsby on the horizon.

From New York Times

The film was based on a Booth Tarkington novel about “an average American family, where the daughter, who knows she is beautiful, rules the family and nearly wrecks it through her vanity and flirtatious disposition.”

From Washington Post

Tarkington, a talented and compassionate writer, neither wishes to shock nor to prevaricate with his plot.

From Washington Post

Tarkington remains mindful that the Nashville of the book wasn’t perfect.

From Washington Post

Although “The Fortunate Ones” has some narrative flaws, uneven pacing chief among them, Tarkington’s insight into the meaning of home rings true.

From Washington Post