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Winesburg, Ohio

by Sherwood Anderson
Terry Bregy
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Winesburg, Ohio, a collection of stories set in a fictitious town in the 1890s, has long been considered Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece. This groundbreaking work set the stage for a new era in writing, greatly influencing Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck, among many others. Anderson wrote simply, brilliantly crafting a work that dared to examine the darker impulses of human nature. Considered by many at the time of publication in 1919 to be a scandalous work, Winesburg, Ohio has nonetheless survived through the decades as one of the forerunners of modern fiction. Haunting and powerful, it draws listeners into the streets and houses of Winesburg—and into the darkly complex lives of each of Anderson's unforgettable "grotesques."

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Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781538545560
  • File size: 185528 KB
  • Release date: December 15, 2017
  • Duration: 06:26:30

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  • ISBN: 9781538545560
  • File size: 185546 KB
  • Release date: December 15, 2017
  • Duration: 06:30:31
  • Number of parts: 6
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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1050
Text Difficulty:6-9

Winesburg, Ohio, a collection of stories set in a fictitious town in the 1890s, has long been considered Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece. This groundbreaking work set the stage for a new era in writing, greatly influencing Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck, among many others. Anderson wrote simply, brilliantly crafting a work that dared to examine the darker impulses of human nature. Considered by many at the time of publication in 1919 to be a scandalous work, Winesburg, Ohio has nonetheless survived through the decades as one of the forerunners of modern fiction. Haunting and powerful, it draws listeners into the streets and houses of Winesburg—and into the darkly complex lives of each of Anderson's unforgettable "grotesques."

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Classic Literature Fiction Short Stories
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