Items related to The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of...
An early gem from the greatest American writer of the twentieth century
First published in 1926, The Torrents of Spring is a hilarious parody of the Chicago school of literature. Poking fun at that "great race" of writers, it depicts a vogue that Hemingway himself refused to follow. In style and substance, The Torrents of Spring is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson's Dark Laughter, but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Anderson -- such as D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and John Dos Passos -- come in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, The Torrents of Spring offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.
First published in 1926, The Torrents of Spring is a hilarious parody of the Chicago school of literature. Poking fun at that "great race" of writers, it depicts a vogue that Hemingway himself refused to follow. In style and substance, The Torrents of Spring is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson's Dark Laughter, but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Anderson -- such as D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and John Dos Passos -- come in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, The Torrents of Spring offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"Extraordinary tour de force ... For perhaps the first time in our literature, a kind of anti-Western Western" (Leslie A. Fiedler)
"Hemingway gave the century a way of making literary art that dealt with the remarkable violence of our time. He listened and watched and invented the language - using the power, the terror, of silences - with which we could name ourselves" (New York Times Book Review)
Book Description:
"Hemingway gave the century a way of making literary art that dealt with the remarkable violence of our time. He listened and watched and invented the language - using the power, the terror, of silences - with which we could name ourselves" (New York Times Book Review)
Hemingway's first novel, a wonderful satirical take on the world of writers, by the Nobel Prize-winning author of A Farewell To Arms.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherScribner
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0684130882
- ISBN 13 9780684130880
- BindingHardcover
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Torrents of Spring
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within. Seller Inventory # bk0684130882xvz189zvxacp
Buy Used
£ 46.34
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race
Published by
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0684130882
ISBN 13: 9780684130880
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing of this later edition as indicated by the publisher's "A" on the copyright page, book has moderate tanning to the pages but no other remarkable flaws, the binding is tight and the orange cloth is bright and unfaded, the jacket has one short edge-tear and rubbing, it is clean and presentable, the original price (5.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; ; 90 pages. Seller Inventory # 047890
Buy Used
£ 48.39
Convert currency
Seller Image
TORRENTS OF SPRING
Published by
Scribner, New York
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0684130882
ISBN 13: 9780684130880
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Early Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1/4 inch open tear at top of front gutter. Light shelf wear on rear panel. ; 8.1 X 5.5 X 0.6 inches; 90 pages. Seller Inventory # 138285
Buy Used
£ 81.97
Convert currency