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Winesburg, Ohio

Winesburg, Ohio is a critically acclaimed work of fiction by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The book, written in 1919 is a collection of related short stories, which could be loosely defined as a novel. The stories center around the protagonist George Willard and the inhabitants of the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio. The work explores the theme of loneliness and frustration in small-town America.