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Elizabeth Prall (1924–1932) Eleanor Copenhaver (1933–1941) Signature. Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works. Self-educated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in Cleveland and Elyria, Ohio.
Sherwood Anderson (born September 13, 1876, Camden, Ohio, U.S.—died March 8, 1941, Colon, Panama) was an author who strongly influenced American writing between World Wars I and II, particularly the technique of the short story.
Anderson's portrayal of small-town life and his exploration of the human condition offer a rich and rewarding reading experience. The Sherwood Anderson Page at American Literature, featuring a biography and Free Library of the author's Novels, Stories, Poems, Letters, and Texts.
Mar 27, 2014 · Born in Camden, Ohio, Sherwood Anderson (b. 1876–d. 1941) was the son of a harnessmaker whose failing business led the family to resettle in Clyde, Ohio—the town that Anderson would later draw upon in writing Winesburg, Ohio. As a teenager in Clyde, Anderson’s reputation as a versatile worker led to his nickname “Jobby,” and he soon ...
Sherwood Anderson was born in Camden, Ohio. Considered one of the great American writers, Anderson published a number of novels, short story collections, volumes of poetry, and memoirs during his lifetime, but he is best known for Winesburg, Ohio (1919).
On My Obsession with Sherwood Anderson. Revisiting Winesburg, Ohio again and again. Bruce Falconer. HUMANITIES, Fall 2017, Volume 38, Number 4. Photo caption. The body of Sherwood Anderson, a writer famed in his own day and nearly forgotten in ours, is buried on the slope of a grassy hilltop in Marion, Virginia, a quiet town nestled in a valley ...
Jun 11, 2018 · The works of the American writer Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) are graced by a psychological complexity absent from earlier American fiction. His stories stress character and mood, and his style is laconic and colloquial. Sherwood Anderson was born on Sept. 13, 1876, in Camden, Ohio, the third of seven children.
Sep 13, 2020 · Books. Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories LOA N°235. Library of America. CURATOR. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture. Learn More.
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) [7201] Dorothea Lange, Lobby of Only Hotel in Small Town (1939), courtesy of the Library of Congress [LC-USF34-021148-E DLC]. Born in southern Ohio, Sherwood Anderson was the middle child of seven.
Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) was born in the small town of Camden, Ohio to Irwin McClain Anderson (d.1919) and Emma Jane Smith (d.1895). While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs.
