Selected American Short Stories

by Sherwood Anderson

First published 2016

In these stories from the author of Winesburg, Ohio, the downtrodden citizens of small-town America wrestle with isolation, desire, and the weight of the past. A lonely farmer's wife longs to escape her dreary existence. An aimless young man drifts from job to job, chasing the allure of the city. A former soldier confronts the demons that haunt him. Beneath the surface of these ordinary lives, Anderson uncovers the universal human need for connection and meaning.

Genres: short-stories, american-fiction, 20th-century, american

Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: character-study, slice-of-life

Setting: America

Period: 20th-century

312 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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