Ernest Hemingway
Author
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Hemingway's first bestselling novel, the story of a group of Americans and English on a sojourn from Paris to Paloma, evokes in poignant detail, life among the expatriates on Paris's Left Bank, during the 1920s and conveys in brutally realistic descriptions the power and danger of bullfighting in Spain.
Author
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
By turns romantic and harshly realistic, Hemingway's story of a tragic romance set against the brutality and confusion of World War I cemented his fame as a stylist and as a writer of extraordinary literary power. A volunteer ambulance driver and a beautiful English nurse fall in love when he is wounded on the Italian front. The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver...
Author
Language
English
Description
"First published in 1970, nine years after Ernest Hemingway's death, Islands in the Stream is the story of an artist and adventurer--a man much like Hemingway himself. Rich with the uncanny sense of life and action characteristic of his writing--from his earliest stories (In Our Time) to his last novella (The Old Man and the Sea)--this compelling novel contains both the warmth of recollection that inspired A Moveable Feast and a rare glimpse of Hemingway's...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 304 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The Hemingway Stories features Hemingways most significant short stories in chronological order, so viewers of the film as well as fans old and new can follow the trajectory of his impressive life and career. Hemingways beloved classics, such as {28}The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber,
Author
Language
English
Description
HEMINGWAY'S POIGNANT TALE OF A LOVE FOUND TOO LATE
Set in Venice at the close of World War II, Across the River and into the Trees is the bittersweet story of a middle-aged American colonel, scarred by war and in failing health, who finds love with a young Italian countess at the very moment when his life is becoming a physical hardship to him. It is a love so overpowering and spontaneous that it revitalizes the man's spirit and encourages him to...
12) In our time
Author
Pub. Date
1958
Physical Desc
156 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
First published in 1925, "In Our Time" is a collection of short stories and vignettes by Ernest Hemingway written at the beginning of his literary career. Hemingway began working on some of the stories and pieces of prose that would make up the collection in 1923 and continued working on and refining his stories for the next two years. Many of the stories center around Hemingway's well-known and semi-autobiographical character, Nick Adams. Several...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 547 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presented by Hemingway's grandson Seán Hemingway, with a personal foreword by the author's son Patrick Hemingway, this new enhanced Library Edition of Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece about an American in the Spanish Civil War features early drafts and supplementary material, including three previously uncollected short stories on war by one of the greatest writers on the subject in history.
16) 88 poems
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
1972
Physical Desc
90 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Post World War I, two men are attempting to find the perfect woman, although they both disagree about what might be considered ideal. Yogi Johnson, a World War I veteran, struggles with his lack of attraction to the opposite sex, until one day he's met with a gorgeous Native American woman. Scripps O'Neill, reeling from being left by his wife and young daughter, befriends a waitress and tumbles down a path of commitment. A parody that pokes fun at...
Author
Language
English
Description
Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is an impassioned look at the sport by one of its true aficionados. It reflects Hemingway's conviction that bullfighting was more than mere sport and reveals a rich source of inspiration for his art. The unrivaled drama of bullfighting, with its rigorous combination of athleticism and artistry, and its requisite display of grace under pressure, ignited Hemingway's...