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  <title><![CDATA[Death in the Woods: Stories]]></title>
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  <default_description>Still fresh and strikingly contemporary, the stark realism of these stories carefully explores the dreams and emotions of Sherwood Anderson's unforgettable characters. In &lt;I&gt;Death in the Woods&lt;/I&gt;, we travel deep into the heart of America as Anderson saw it, to find an introspective man, in a desolate landscape, questioning the very meaning of his world.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&quot;&lt;I&gt;Death in the Woods&lt;/I&gt; is a signal junction in Anderson's career and is to my mind one of the finest stories in our language.&quot;&amp;#151;Jim Harrison</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1986</original_publication_year>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought I knew Sherwood Anderson, and then I read this story collection.  These stories were written late in his career.  They are so direct that I often forgot I was reading a story, and felt like I was listening to a man talk.  He really captures that.<br/><br/>Anderson was a very sensitive ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36809835">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Death in the Woods is one of my favorite short stories.  I would recommend this to anyone.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[How much do I love this book, and the title story in particular?  I can say it simply, and without hyperbole: &quot;Death in the Woods&quot; is the best story I have ever read, and I would give most anything to have written it.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are books I read for enjoyment, others for my writing life. This collection from S Anderson magically captures both. A story last year I worked on, was modeled after the self-title short.<br/>Why read: Sherwood manages to present casual setting/plots, with rich complex characters. . . investe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8477071">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Death in the Woods&quot; is a wonderful, surprisingly modern story; in my opinion the best story Anderson wrote. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[the father of the modern american short story. a must read for short story lovers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I feel that this is one of the stories that changed my taste in literature forever.]]></body>
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