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Sherwood Anderson - Winesburg, Ohio (Oneworld Classics) - 9781847492166 - V9781847492166
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Winesburg, Ohio (Oneworld Classics)

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Description for Winesburg, Ohio (Oneworld Classics) Paperback. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Num Pages: 198 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. ill. A landmark work of American naturalism and a priceless chronicle of rural life, Winesburg, Ohio has been compared to the writings of Turgenev, Chekhov, Dreiser and Twain, and hugely influenced authors such as Steinbeck, Hemingway and Faulkner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight: 204.
Portraying the characters and events of a small Midwestern town at the end of the nineteenth century, Winesburg, Ohio is a chronological cycle of stories which reads like an episodic novel. Centring on George Willard, a young local reporter with big-city aspirations, and his conversations with fellow inhabitants, the book gives voice to a disparate cast of figures and lays bare the constraints and struggles of life in a small community.

Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492166
SKU
V9781847492166
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Sherwood Anderson
The son of a day labourer, Sherwood Anderson (1876 - 1941), spent his youth and early adulthood working in various jobs across the Midwest, before devoting himself to fiction. He went on to become one of the most influential writers of the early twentieth century, notably for his short stories.

Reviews for Winesburg, Ohio (Oneworld Classics)
"The father of my generation of American writers and the tradition of American writing which our successors will carry on." - William Faulkner

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