Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, a seminal work of art, has had a broad reach in American literature, influencing such famous writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and J. D. Salinger. Sherwood Anderson, a courageous writer, broke from tradition and told his stories in a unique voice, touching on taboo subjects and exploring psychological themes rarely, if ever, broached in the literature of his day. Any serious study of modern American literature is incomplete without examining the contribution this great writer made to our literary tradition.

Michael Segedy, the author of Hampton Road and Evil's Root, worked with the illustrator Julio Meyzen in sketching key scenes and characters from the novel. Winesburg, Ohio, a seminal work of art, has had a broad reach in American literature, influencing such famous writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and J. D. Salinger. Sherwood Anderson, the writer, had the courage to break from tradition and tell his stories in a unique, courageous voice, touching on taboo subjects and exploring psychological themes rarely, if ever, broached in the literature of his day.

This great writer's contribution to our literary tradition is essential to any serious study of modern American literature. Michael Segedy, the author of Hampton Road and Evil's Root, worked with the illustrator Julio Meyzen in sketching key scenes and characters from the novel. Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, a seminal work of art, has had a broad reach in American literature, influencing such famous writers as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and J. D. Salinger.

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