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  1. Anderson, Sherwood Andersonnoun

    United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

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  1. Sherwood Anderson

    Sherwood Anderson (September 13, 1876 – March 8, 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. At the time, he moved to Chicago and was eventually married three additional times. His most enduring work is the short-story sequence Winesburg, Ohio, which launched his career. Throughout the 1920s, Anderson published several short story collections, novels, memoirs, books of essays, and a book of poetry. Though his books sold reasonably well, Dark Laughter (1925), a novel inspired by Anderson's time in New Orleans during the 1920s, was his only bestseller.

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    Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941) was a renowned American novelist and short story writer, most recognized for his story collection "Winesburg, Ohio." He was influential in the development of the modernist tradition in American literature, and his works often explored the inner lives of small-town residents, breaking away from traditional plot structures and focusing instead on character insights and psychological truths. Influenced by his personal experiences, his writings have inspired many future writers, including Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner.

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  1. Sherwood Anderson

    Sherwood Anderson 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 he abandoned his business, first wife and three children to become a writer. At the time, he moved to Chicago and was eventually married three more times. His most enduring work is the short-story sequence Winesburg, Ohio, which launched his career. Throughout the 1920s, Anderson published several short story collections, novels, memoirs, books of essays, and a book of poetry. Though his books sold reasonably well, Dark Laughter, a novel inspired by Anderson's time in New Orleans during the 1920s, was the only bestseller of his career. He may be most influential for his effect on the next generation of young writers, as he inspired William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe. He helped gain publication for Faulkner and Hemingway.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sherwood Anderson in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sherwood Anderson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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    When I was writing these songs, I was thinking of things like Sherwood Anderson's book' Winesburg, Ohio' or that book' Pastures of Heaven'( by John Steinbeck).

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