The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway - Couverture rigide

Hemingway, Ernest

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0684837862 ISBN 13 : 9780684837864

Editeur : Scribner, 1997

Synopsis

Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. This collection, "The Short Stories," originally published in 1938, is definitive. Among these forty-nine short stories are Hemingway's earliest efforts, written when he was a young foreign correspondent in Paris, and such masterpieces as "Hills Like White Elephants, " "The Killers, " "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, " and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." Set in the varied landscapes o Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain, bald language of his first story, "Up in Michigan, " to the seamless prose and spare, eloquent pathos of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" to the expansive solitude of the Big Two-Hearted River stories. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the twentieth century.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

“Illuminating . . . to read it is to be shocked again by the fecundity of his genius. Writing one story that takes root in literary history is remarkable, but here is classic after classic.” (Ron Charles, The Washington Post)

"Essential for students of modern literature, offering insight into the mind and methods of one of the greatest practitioners of the story form. Essential for students of modern literature, offering insight into the mind and methods of one of the greatest practitioners of the story form."  (Kirkus)

“Illuminating. . . it is undeniably fascinating to see how Hemingway swapped one word for another, or sliced and diced sentences.”  (Christian Science Monitor)

“An essential book for consumers and aesthetes.” (Idaho Statesman)

“Serves as a fine introduction to readers unfamiliar with Hemingway... [and] also makes a fine addition to the libraries of Ernest Hemingway’s many admirers.”  (Washington Times)

Biographie de l'auteur

Ernest Hemingway did more to influence the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established him as one of the greatest literary lights of the 20th century. His classic novella The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He died in 1961.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Scribner
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0684837862
• ISBN 13: 9780684837864
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 464