num_pages: 252
description: Winesburg, Ohio, gave birth to the American story cycle, for which William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and later writers were forever indebted. Defying the prudish sensibilities of his time, Anderson never omitted anything adult, harsh, or shocking; instead he embraced frankness, truth, and the hidden depths everyone possesses. Here we meet young George Willard, a newspaper reporter with dreams; Kate Swift, the schoolteacher who attempts to seduce him; Wing Biddlebaum, a berry picker whose hands are the source of both his renown and shame; Alice Hindman, who has one last adventure; and all the other complex human beings whose portraits brought American literature into the modern age. Their stories make up a classic and place its author alongside the best of American writers.With an Introduction by Irving Howeand an Afterword by Dean Koontz
language: English
title: Winesburg, Ohio
titlecomplete: Winesburg, Ohio
characters: Tandy Hard, Ray Pearson, Elmer Cowley, David Hardy, Enoch Robinson, Jesse Bentley, Kate Swift, The Reverend Curtis Hartman, Joe Welling, Seth Richmond, Doctor Parcival, Louise Trunnion, Belle Carpenter, Wash Williams, George Willard, Louise Bentley, Elizabeth Willard, Tom Foster, Helen White, Alice Hindman
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, American, Americana, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction
ratings_count: 34008
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Premi Llibreter de narrativa
publisher: Signet