Sherwood Anderson's Works Collection (3 Volumes in Total)
About This Novel
"Death in the Woods" is a mature masterpiece of Sherwood Anderson's short stories. It contains sixteen short stories, including the famous "Death in the Woods". The stories are mostly set in American small towns in the second half of the 20th century. The stories are connected together to form a real and moving picture of life, including a miserable life ravaged by reality and a lonely soul struggling in the spiritual world. Anderson, with his deep and elegant writing, vividly depicts the dual plight of the characters in reality and spirituality. "Horses and Men" is Anderson's masterpiece of short stories, and is included in more than ten famous works including "Horses and Men". It vividly and restrainedly describes marginalized characters and rural life in small American towns, and has a unique understanding of human nature and desires. It was through the novel "Horses and Men" that Anderson became a truly American writer. The people he describes try to avoid the crowd through lies, those who are born and twisted in self-made time, they are all swirling in the era of desire and the desire of the era. This generation of Americans is no longer the individuals described by Mark Twain who moved down the Mississippi River from innocence to experience, but have become "freaks" immersed in a spiritual barrier lake. "The Triumph of the Egg" is a collection of short stories by Sherwood Anderson. It contains 14 short stories in total. One of them, "The Egg," is particularly famous. It tells the story of an ordinary family who constantly pursues the American dream but ends in failure. Eggs in the article symbolize the destiny that cannot be competed with by people. In order for people to live a better life, my father has believed in the successful way to make a fortune from scratch since his marriage. From the beginning of running a chicken farm to later opening a restaurant in front of the station, he has been working hard. However, God's will made people unable to "conquer" even an egg, and he was ridiculed for his incompetence. In the struggle between man and destiny, destiny can be said to have won a great victory. This hilarious yet poignant story is beautifully constructed and cohesive, and showcases Anderson's extraordinary skill and ingenuity. There are also many excellent works in other chapters with different themes, basically covering Anderson's main writing themes.
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