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Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
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Description for Winesburg, Ohio
Paperback. The central character is George Willard, a young reporter on the Winesburg Eagle to whom, one by one, the town's inhabitants confide their hopes, their dreams, and their fears. The town of friendly but solitary people comes to life as Anderson's special talent exposes the emotional undercurrants that bind its people together. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SARA WHEELER
'He was the father of my generation of American writers and the tradition of American writing' William Faulkner
This timeless cycle of short stories lays bare the life of a small town in the American Midwest. The central character is George Willard, a young reporter on the WINESBURG EAGLE to whom, one by one, the town's inhabitants confide their hopes, their dreams, and their fears. The town of friendly but solitary people comes to life as Anderson's special talent exposes the emotional undercurrants that bind its people together.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099589082
SKU
V9780099589082
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Ref
99-7
About Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was born in 1876 and grew up in a small town in Ohio. He served in the Spanish-American War, worked in advertising and managed an Ohio paint factory before abandoning both job and family to embark on a literary career in Chicago. His first novel Windy McPherson's Son, was published in 1916; his second, Marching Men, a characteristic ... Read more
Reviews for Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio, is no mere period piece but a book that helped redirect the course of American literature
Washington Post
An often ironic but always clear-eyed and sharp look at the residents of his fictional town... If there were a required reading list for Americans, this one would be near the top
Tampa Tribune
A landmark ... Read more
Washington Post
An often ironic but always clear-eyed and sharp look at the residents of his fictional town... If there were a required reading list for Americans, this one would be near the top
Tampa Tribune
A landmark ... Read more