Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories (LOA #235)

Winesburg, Ohio / The Triumph of the Egg / Horses and Men / Death in the Woods / uncollected stories

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics, Literary
Cover of the book Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories (LOA #235) by Sherwood Anderson, Library of America
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sherwood Anderson ISBN: 9781598532210
Publisher: Library of America Publication: December 27, 2012
Imprint: Library of America Language: English
Author: Sherwood Anderson
ISBN: 9781598532210
Publisher: Library of America
Publication: December 27, 2012
Imprint: Library of America
Language: English

In the winter of 1912, Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) abruptly left his office and spent three days wandering through the Ohio countryside, a victim of “nervous exhaustion.” Over the next few years, abandoning his family and his business, he resolved to become a writer. Novels and poetry followed, but it was with the story collection Winesburg, Ohio that he found his ideal form, remaking the American short story for the modern era. Hart Crane, one of the first to recognize Anderson’s genius, quickly hailed his accomplishment: “America should read this book on her knees.” Here––for the first time in a single volume––are all the collections Anderson published during his lifetime: Winesburg, Ohio (1919), The Triumph of the Egg (1921), Horses and Men (1923), and Death in the Woods (1933), along with a generous selection of stories left uncollected or unpublished at his death. Exploring the hidden recesses of small town life, these haunting, understated, often sexually frank stories pivot on seemingly quiet moments when lives change, futures are recast, and pasts come to reckon. They transformed the tone of American storytelling, inspiring writers like Hemingway, Faulkner, and Mailer, and defining a tradition of midwestern fiction that includes Charles Baxter, editor of this volume.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In the winter of 1912, Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) abruptly left his office and spent three days wandering through the Ohio countryside, a victim of “nervous exhaustion.” Over the next few years, abandoning his family and his business, he resolved to become a writer. Novels and poetry followed, but it was with the story collection Winesburg, Ohio that he found his ideal form, remaking the American short story for the modern era. Hart Crane, one of the first to recognize Anderson’s genius, quickly hailed his accomplishment: “America should read this book on her knees.” Here––for the first time in a single volume––are all the collections Anderson published during his lifetime: Winesburg, Ohio (1919), The Triumph of the Egg (1921), Horses and Men (1923), and Death in the Woods (1933), along with a generous selection of stories left uncollected or unpublished at his death. Exploring the hidden recesses of small town life, these haunting, understated, often sexually frank stories pivot on seemingly quiet moments when lives change, futures are recast, and pasts come to reckon. They transformed the tone of American storytelling, inspiring writers like Hemingway, Faulkner, and Mailer, and defining a tradition of midwestern fiction that includes Charles Baxter, editor of this volume.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

More books from Library of America

Cover of the book War No More: Three Centuries of American Antiwar & Peace Writing (LOA #278) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Plum Bun: A Novel Without a Moral by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate Vol. 1 1764-1772 (LOA #265) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) (LOA #90) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The Debate on the Constitution: Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification Vol. 1 (LOA #62) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The Great American Sports Page: A Century of Classic Columns from Ring Lardner to Sally Jenkins by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys (LOA #156) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Ursula K. Le Guin: The Complete Orsinia (LOA #281) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation (LOA #233) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Into the Blue: American Writing on Aviation and Spaceflight by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Herman Melville: Typee, Omoo, Mardi (LOA #1) by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael by Sherwood Anderson
Cover of the book The Civil War: The Final Year Told by Those Who Lived It (LOA #250) by Sherwood Anderson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy