An American novelist and short story writer. His most enduring work is the short story sequence Winesburg, Ohio. Writers he has influenced include Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe.
He is most famous for the collection of interrelated short stories, which were published in 1919, known as Winesburg, Ohio. He claimed that "Hands", the opening story, was the first "real" story he ever wrote.[5] Although his short stories were very successful, Anderson felt the need to write novels. In 1920, he published Poor White, which was rather successful.
Contents
Winesburg, Ohio
Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories
Poor White
Marching Men
Windy McPherson's Son
Winesburg, Ohio -
The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man. It is set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio (not to be confused with the actual Winesburg), which is based loosely on the author's childhood memories of Clyde, Ohio.
Windy McPherson's Son -
Windy McPherson's Son is the story of Sam McPherson's rise in the world of business and search for emotional enlightenment in later life.
The Triumph of the Egg -
"The Triumph of the Egg" is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous "Winesburg, Ohio," the author adopts a variety of perspectives and settings while exploring similar themes: personal growth, disillusionment, loneliness, and urban-rural contrast. In the North American Review, critic Lawrence Gilman wrote, "Mr. Anderson has achieved a beauty that irradiates his page." Though largely overshadowed by that celebrated, earlier book, "The Triumph of the Egg" remains a foundational work for Modernist literature, proven by its winning the first annual Dial Award from the influential journal The Dial.
