Winesburg, Ohio is a 1919 short story cycle by the American author Sherwood Anderson. The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man. It is set in the fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio (not to be confused with the actual Winesburg), which is based loosely on the author's childhood memories of Clyde, Ohio. Winesburg, Ohio was received well by critics despite some reservations about its moral tone and unconventional storytelling. Though its reputation waned in the 1930s, it has since rebounded and is now considered one of the most influential portraits of pre-industrial small-town life in the United States. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Winesburg, Ohio 24th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

荒原上的小镇里到处都是迷惘忧愁的怪人。医生在诊所里修建着真理的金字塔，牧师经受着灵与肉的煎熬，失意的画家沉迷于臆想中的幻象，满怀冒险憧憬的少女虚度芳华。挣扎抑或妥协，痛苦还是麻木，最终，年轻人走出了破茧成蝶的第一步。《小镇畸人》是美国文学史上堪称经典的一部短篇小说集，它开创了新的"美国式的写作传统"。作者舍伍德·安德森对这些怪人给予了深切的同情，他们的被误解真实地反应了二十世纪工业化初期的美国传统与现代的交锋所产生的困惑和思索。