In Our Time (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket) - Couverture rigide

Hemingway, Ernest

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ISBN 10 : 1998736636 ISBN 13 : 9781998736638

Editeur : Revive Classics, 2025

Synopsis

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket

Bullets fly, hearts break, and the weight of the world settles on young shoulders in this gripping collection of short stories. With raw, unflinching prose, Hemingway captures the chaos of war, the quiet ache of love, and the struggles of a generation grappling with loss and change. Through the eyes of Nick Adams-a restless, wounded soul searching for meaning-we witness moments of tenderness, brutality, and quiet revelation. Each story is a fragment of life, bound together by themes of resilience, disillusionment, and the haunting beauty of the human experience.

Revolutionary in both style and substance, In Our Time redefined modern American literature with its stark, economical prose and haunting emotional depth. Hemingway's groundbreaking use of understatement and omission-what he called the "iceberg theory"-gave readers a new way to experience the raw intensity of war, trauma, and human resilience. Published in 1925, it captured the disillusionment of the post-World War I generation, cementing Hemingway as a defining voice of the Lost Generation. Its influence rippled through decades of literature, shaping the way stories are told by proving that what is left unsaid can be just as powerful as what is written.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ernest Hemingway, born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, was the second of six children in a family that valued the arts and the outdoors. He spent his youth enjoying summers in Northern Michigan, fostering a love for nature that would later influence his writing. After graduating from high school in 1917, Hemingway began his career as a reporter for The Kansas City Star, where he developed the concise and direct prose style that became his hallmark.In 1918, Hemingway volunteered as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross during World War I and was severely wounded on the Italian Front. This experience deeply shaped his worldview and writing. In 1921, he moved to Paris and joined the expatriate community of artists and writers, publishing his breakout novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926), which captured the disillusionment of the post-war generation. His later works, including A Farewell to Arms (1929) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), cemented his reputation as a literary giant.Hemingway's adventurous life saw him covering wars as a journalist and drawing on these experiences for his stories. In 1952, he published The Old Man and the Sea, winning the Pulitzer Prize and earning the Nobel Prize in Literature the following year. Despite his professional acclaim, Hemingway struggled with health issues and depression, ultimately taking his own life on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho. His work continues to influence writers and readers worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Revive Classics
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1998736636
• ISBN 13: 9781998736638
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 104
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