Winesburg, Ohio

Sherwood is considered to be one of the most influencial writers of his period. These sketches centered around a midwestern community show the contrast between the mediocrity of small town life and the realism of the 1920's.

Sherwood Anderson (1876 - 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. In 1912, Anderson had a nervous breakdown that led him to abandon his business and family to become a writer.