![]() ![]() ![]() In 1912, Anderson deserted his family and job. By 1912, he was the successful manager of a paint factory in Elyria, Ohio, and the father of three children by the first of his four wives. He never finished high school because he had to work to support his family. Anderson thus occupies a place in literary history that cannot be fully explained by the literary quality of his work.Īnderson was born on Sept. These writers included Ernest Hemingway, F. Anderson was a major influence on the generation of American writers who came after him. Although none of his novels was wholly successful, several of his short stories have become classics. Sherwood Anderson, (1876-1941), was an American short-story writer and novelist. That work's influence on American fiction was profound, and its literary voice can be heard in Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, John Steinbeck, Erskine Caldwell and others. Sherwood Anderson was an American writer who was mainly known for his short stories, most notably the collection Winesburg, Ohio. ![]()
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