Men without Women - Softcover

Hemingway, Ernest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684825864 ISBN 13: 9780684825861

Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD, 1997

Synopsis

CLASSIC SHORT STORIES FROM THE MASTER OF AMERICAN FICTION
First published in 1927, Men Without Women represents some of Hemingway's most important and compelling early writing. In these fourteen stories, Hemingway begins to examine the themes that would occupy his later works: the casualties of war, the often uneasy relationship between men and women, sport and sportsmanship. In "Banal Story," Hemingway offers a lasting tribute to the famed matador Maera. "In Another Country" tells of an Italian major recovering from war wounds as he mourns the untimely death of his wife. "The Killers" is the hard-edged story about two Chicago gunmen and their potential victim. Nick Adams makes an appearance in "Ten Indians," in which he is presumably betrayed by his Indian girlfriend, Prudence. And "Hills Like White Elephants" is a young couple's subtle, heartwrenching discussion of abortion. Pared down, gritty, and subtly expressive, these stories show the young Hemingway emerging as America's finest short story writer.

About this title

Review:

"Painfully good - no-one can deny their brilliance" (The Nation)

Book Description:

A milestone in Hemingway's career, this second collection of short stories brings to life details observed only by the eye of a uniquely gifted artist, from thr Nobel Prize-winning author of A Farewell to Arms.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0684825864
• ISBN 13: 9780684825861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 153