Which author and work pair is associated with the year 1919?

• A. Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio
• B. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
• C. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
• D. John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

Answer: (A)

The year 1919 is tied to Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio. This book, published in 1919, is a landmark collection of linked short stories that helped redefine the American short story by focusing on psychological detail and the inner lives of ordinary people in a small town. Its experimental structure and emphasis on character over plot were influential in shaping modern American fiction. The other works listed were published later: The Great Gatsby in 1925, The Old Man and the Sea in 1952, and Of Mice and Men in 1937. So the pairing associated with 1919 is Sherwood Anderson and Winesburg, Ohio.