Inspired by Anderson’s Midwestern boyhood and his adulthood in early 20th-century Chicago, this volume gave birth to the American story cycle, for which Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and later writers were forever indebted. Defying the prudish sensibilities of his time, Anderson embraced frankness and truth. Here we meet all those whose portraits brought the American short story into the modern age.
“With a merciless honesty that amazes me each time anew, Sherwood Anderson sheds a powerful light on his characters’ innermost feelings, their dreams and lost hopes… A must read brillia...
“Winesburg, Ohio, with its cast of lonely characters, deals with the impossible desire for a better future.”
“‘Winesburg, Ohio reads like a candy: story after story describes regular people in a small town in a simple yet accurate way – the idiosyncrasy of each character, their pain and ...
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