The Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions from American Life In Tales and P…
Sherwood Anderson
Read by Ben Adams
“The Triumph of the Egg” is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous “Winesburg, Ohio,” the author adopts a variety of perspectives and settings while exploring similar themes: personal growth, disillusionment, loneliness, and urban-rural contrast. In the North American Review, critic Lawrence Gilman wrote, “Mr. Anderson has achieved a beauty that irradiates his page.” Though largely overshadowed by that celebrated, earlier book, “The Triumph of the Egg” remains a foundational work for Modernist literature, proven by its winning the first annual Dial Award from the influential journal The Dial.
NOTE TO LISTENERS: The second story in this collection, “I Want to Know Why,” contains language that may be offensive.
(summary by Ben Adams) (7 hr 7 min)
Chapters
Prologue | 2:00 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Dumb Man | 4:32 | Read by Ben Adams |
I Want to Know Why | 24:26 | Read by Ben Adams |
Seeds | 18:23 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Other Woman | 18:59 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Egg | 24:56 | Read by Ben Adams |
Unlighted Lamps | 45:36 | Read by Ben Adams |
Senility | 6:12 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Man in the Brown Coat | 7:31 | Read by Ben Adams |
Brothers | 23:01 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Door of the Trap | 28:56 | Read by Ben Adams |
The New Englander | 45:30 | Read by Ben Adams |
War | 10:07 | Read by Ben Adams |
Motherhood | 5:12 | Read by Ben Adams |
Out of Nowhere into Nothing: I | 52:52 | Read by Ben Adams |
Out of Nowhere into Nothing: II-V | 47:15 | Read by Ben Adams |
Out of Nowhere into Nothing: VI | 58:59 | Read by Ben Adams |
The Man with the Trumpet | 2:50 | Read by Ben Adams |