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Sherwood Anderson
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American writer (1876–1941)

Also known as: Buck Fever, Шервуд Андерсон, شيروود أندرسون, 셔우드 앤더슨, シャーウッド・アンダーソン, 舍伍德·安德森

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
  • The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction -- Shorter Seventh Edition
  • The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
  • Great American Short Stories
  • Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience