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Published two years after the innovative, influential 1919 masterpiece Winesburg, Ohio, this collection of short stories solidified the author’s reputation as a major American writer. Despite their narrative simplicity (similar in style to the work of Hemingway, who was highly influenced by Anderson’s technique), these stories explore intriguing psychological depths, redolent with personal epiphanies, erotic undercurrents, and sudden eruptions of passion among seemingly repressed, inarticulate Midwesterners.

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Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) was an American novelist and short story writer. His most enduring work is the short story sequence Winesburg, Ohio. Writers he has influenced include Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and John Steinbeck, among others. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (October 3, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486414116
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486414119
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories Must Be Finely Crafted, August 18, 2001
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Anytime we get a chance to read something by one of Hemingway and Faulkner's mentors, it's bound to be a unique treat, but this book will surprise you if you haven't read Anderson before. His delicate use of pathos and delicious sense of humor feel so contemporary. We Loved "The Egg" especially as it seemed to capture the American entreprenurial spirit and its often discouraging results with an especially humorous irony. Faulkner was right--short stories require more of a writer, as every word must forward the author's intent, and Anderson's success here proves that, like Hemingway, he may have been a better short story writer than novelist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sherwood Anderson should be more well-known, May 19, 2001
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I love reading short stories, and I think this is the best collection of stories I've ever read. I hope I get these titles right: I think especially notable are A Death In The Woods, The Corn Planting, Brother Death, The Other Woman, and The Masterpiece. There's not a bad story in here, and there are like 30 stories. I find Anderson's simple prose to be enchanting. His characterization is his strongest point; eighty years ago, he wrote characters to whom I can relate and understand today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How do you define failure and success in life?, March 23, 2000
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Sherwood Anderson knew the definition of such matters. In 'The Egg' (great story!), he uses allegory storytelling and an egg to create the definition of success in failure in rural America. The 'EGG' is representational of possibilities and oppurtunities, and creating that gilded goal so many look for, and in the story, sometimes lose focus of. A must read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of Sherwood Anderson Stories
In "The Egg" (also known as "The Triumph of the Egg," Sherwood Anderson abandons the unity of place an interrelationships between characters that had been so successful for him in... Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. McPherson

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Egg" is a powerful story, and great introduction to Sherwood Anderson
The title story (The Egg, or The Triumph of the Egg) is a powerful one, and an excellent introduction to Anderson for anyone who is unfamiliar. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael Haus

4.0 out of 5 stars GrandDaddy of modern American short fiction
Sherwood's ghost and his readers may not like the ugly pullet on the cover, but inside is a collection of wonderful writing and story-telling. Read more
Published on July 17, 2001

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Read this book. Sherwood Anderson was very good at what he did. The characters are real and covertly full of frustrations that would be difficult to write. Read more
Published on June 1, 1999

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