Bøker av Sherwood Anderson

Winesburg, Ohio (full title: Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life) is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson. 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, Ohio), which is loosely based on Anderson's childhood memories of Clyde, Ohio.What inspired Sherwood Anderson writing?He started publishing stories that are short in small magazines, such as the Little Review and the Masses. Anderson was influenced by modernist writers, like his friend Gertrude Stein; in Winesburg, his laconic, Ohio, searching prose subtly evokes the alienation of small town life.What was Sherwood Anderson's influence on American literature?The simplicity of the prose style of his and the choice of his of subject matter influenced many writers who followed him, most notably Faulkner and Hemingway, but these writers tended to belittle the contribution of his to literature as well as to the own work of theirs. Anderson died of peritonitis en route to South America on a goodwill trip.

Winesburg, Ohio, is a collection of interconnected short stories set in the fictional small town of Winesburg.

"Winesburg, Ohio" is a collection of interconnected short stories written by Sherwood Anderson and published in 1919. The book is set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio, and depicts the lives of its residents, who are struggling with loneliness, isolation, and unfulfilled desires. The stories are told from the perspectives of various characters, each with their own unique struggles and perspectives. The themes of alienation, longing, and the search for identity are explored throughout the book. The author captures the essence of small-town life in early 20th-century America and delves into the complexities of the human psyche. "Winesburg, Ohio" is a poignant and thought-provoking book that explores the human condition. It is a classic of American literature and has influenced generations of writers. The book's portrayal of the search for meaning and connection in a small town continues to resonate with readers today.

(Dark Laughter is a 1925 novel by the American author Sherwood Anderson. It dealt with the new sexual freedom of the 1920s, a theme also explored in his 1923 novel Many Marriages and later works. The influence of James Joyce's Ulysses, which Anderson had read before writing the 1925 novel, is expressed in Dark Laughter.Dark Laughter was Anderson's only best-seller during his life, but today he is better known and respected for Winesburg, Ohio. Out of print since the early 1960s, since the late twentieth century the novel has been considered a failure by some critics, including Kim Townsend, the author of a 1985 biography of Anderson.Ernest Hemingway parodied Dark Laughter in his early short work The Torrents of Spring. Hemingway's novella mocked the pretensions of Anderson's style and characters. Gertrude Stein, his former mentor, objected to the young writer's parody of a writer who had helped him get published, and they had a falling-out.The novel was included in Life Magazine's list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924-1944. (wikipedia.org)