"Poor White" (1920) is an American novel by Sherwood Anderson that explores the impact of industrialism on rural America through the story of an inventor, Hugh McVey. An episode from the novel inspired Bertolt Brecht's poem "Coal for Mike."
Poor White is an American novel by Sherwood Anderson, published in 1920. An episode in the novel inspired Bertold Brecht's poem "Kohlen für Mike" ("Coal for Mike"), published in his 1939 collected Svendborger Gedichte.<br><br>Quick facts: Author, Country …<br>Plot introduction<br>It is the story of an inventor, Hugh McVey, who rises from poverty on the banks of the Mississippi River. The novel shows the influence of industrialism on the rural heartland of America.
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| Back | Poor White is an American novel by Sherwood Anderson, published in 1920. An episode in the novel inspired Bertold Brecht's poem "Kohlen für Mike" ("Coal for Mike"), published in his 1939 collected Svendborger Gedichte. Quick facts: Author, Country … Plot introduction It is the story of an inventor, Hugh McVey, who rises from poverty on the banks of the Mississippi River. The novel shows the influence of industrialism on the rural heartland of America. |
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