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The Hemingway Stories

The Hemingway Stories

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A new collection showcasing the best of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories including his well-known classics， as featured in 'Hemingway'， the magnificent three-part， six-hour PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick。

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Amanda McCarthy ，

I hate read this。 I can appreciate its importance but absolutely not for me。

Tyler ，

Hemingway's short stories are so good！ While there are plenty of collections out there that compile more of his work， this one is nice in terms of how it aligns with the Burns/Novick documentary。 Little insights and reactions before each story help frame the story if you need or want that。 Consequently， this is probably best for someone who has never read the stories or is looking for a new angle upon revisiting。 Hemingway's short stories are so good！ While there are plenty of collections out there that compile more of his work， this one is nice in terms of how it aligns with the Burns/Novick documentary。 Little insights and reactions before each story help frame the story if you need or want that。 Consequently， this is probably best for someone who has never read the stories or is looking for a new angle upon revisiting。 。。。more

Tracy Flannery ，

This is a wonderful collection of Hemingway's short stories and is an interesting way to see his writing talent deepen over the thirteen-year span （the stories are presented chronologically）。 Favorites: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber， The Snows of Kilimanjaro， Big Two Hearted River， Hills Like White Elephants。 This is a wonderful collection of Hemingway's short stories and is an interesting way to see his writing talent deepen over the thirteen-year span （the stories are presented chronologically）。 Favorites: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber， The Snows of Kilimanjaro， Big Two Hearted River， Hills Like White Elephants。 。。。more

RONALD MELCHER ，

It is impressive how much good writing Ernest Hemingway completed while still in his twenties。 While this collection also contains items written by an older Hemingway， some of my favorite pieces were his earliest。 "Cross-Country Snow" looks at a male friendship threatened by impending responsibilities， framed by an exciting description of alpine skiing。 "Big Two-Hearted River" is a story about healing， nested in a vivid and ultra-detailed narration of fly fishing。 These two pieces， written at th It is impressive how much good writing Ernest Hemingway completed while still in his twenties。 While this collection also contains items written by an older Hemingway， some of my favorite pieces were his earliest。 "Cross-Country Snow" looks at a male friendship threatened by impending responsibilities， framed by an exciting description of alpine skiing。 "Big Two-Hearted River" is a story about healing， nested in a vivid and ultra-detailed narration of fly fishing。 These two pieces， written at the ages of 22 and 26， show Hemingway already possessing a well-developed and innovative style with a maturity and worldliness beyond his years 。In addition to those two pieces my other favorites were ; "The Undefeated"， a poignant portrayal of an aging bullfighter whose will and self-image blind him from seeing he is well past his prime; "A Clean， Well-Lighted Place"， a story that confronts aging， isolation and the need to hold onto dignity; "Under the Ridge" a depiction of the literal insanity of war， and finally， Hemingway's magnificent "Snows of Kilimanjaro"， a wide-eyed look at the experience of， and meaning of， death。The short stories in this excellent collection are alive with highly sensorial observations of the physical experience of living， and they are also frankly retrospective of life lived， often with much regret。 They embrace and amplify life， dare to question it's meaning， even it's worth， and unflinchingly confront it's inevitable end。 。。。more

Barb ，

I'd read these all before。 Years ago。 Bur had forgotten how abrupt and succinct his writing was。 i also watched the Ken Burns documentary so this was a perfect companion。 I always knew he held women in higher esteem than he was infamously remembered to be。 This re read reminded me。 The commentary preceeding each story was very very good。 I am glad to have revisited。 I'd read these all before。 Years ago。 Bur had forgotten how abrupt and succinct his writing was。 i also watched the Ken Burns documentary so this was a perfect companion。 I always knew he held women in higher esteem than he was infamously remembered to be。 This re read reminded me。 The commentary preceeding each story was very very good。 I am glad to have revisited。 。。。more

Cynthia ，

This book is a collection of Hemingway’s best short stories。 This book goes well with the Hemingway special airing now on PBS， I highly recommend you read the book and watch the series。 He was a very interesting man and a great author。Rating 5 out of 5

Christopher Gonzalez ，

The 4-star rating is more about the presentation of the stories than the stories themselves。 Before every story there appears a few choice quotes from some of the luminaries that were interviewed for the documentary。 These are fine but unnecessary。 The stories speak for themselves。 All the major stories are here， and I feel Hemingway is at his best in the short story form。 In rereading these， I'm most impressed with "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber。" It's one of the rare times Hemingway The 4-star rating is more about the presentation of the stories than the stories themselves。 Before every story there appears a few choice quotes from some of the luminaries that were interviewed for the documentary。 These are fine but unnecessary。 The stories speak for themselves。 All the major stories are here， and I feel Hemingway is at his best in the short story form。 In rereading these， I'm most impressed with "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber。" It's one of the rare times Hemingway's narrator spends significant time in the mind of what appears to be a side character， the white game hunter Robert Wilson， rather than the married couple at the center of the drama。 This story feels less of the Iceberg Theory variety， and so it feels like Hemingway writing something more like a conventional story while still leaving so much as subtext。 （The late night confrontation between Francis and Margot regarding Wilson is just perfect。）Ultimately this is an unnecessary book because you can find all of these stories elsewhere。 This volume is really for those who really haven't read Hemingway before and are now intrigued by the Burns/Novick documentary。 。。。more

Ken Ronkowitz ，

Like other reviewers here， I have read all of these stories before and this is just a repackaging tie-in collection。 As far as I can tell。 there are more stories here than are really discussed in the documentary （at least discussed at any length） I have been revisiting Hemingway and other authors I read years ago and enjoyed via audiobooks lately。 It is a different reading experience and I do discover things I didn't pick up on before - or have forgotten。 （Some of the stories I know I read befor Like other reviewers here， I have read all of these stories before and this is just a repackaging tie-in collection。 As far as I can tell。 there are more stories here than are really discussed in the documentary （at least discussed at any length） I have been revisiting Hemingway and other authors I read years ago and enjoyed via audiobooks lately。 It is a different reading experience and I do discover things I didn't pick up on before - or have forgotten。 （Some of the stories I know I read before seem new， so the latter is a likely explanation。）The documentary does give you some further insight into some stories， such as "The Snows of Kilimanjaro，" The Short Life。。。，" "Up in Michigan，" "Indian Camp，" "Soldier's Home，" and "Hills Like White Elephants。" If you've never read about Hemingway's life in any detail， it probably is surprising how much he took directly from his life （characters， settings， situations， dialogue）。 You might also be surprised by the doc in how insecure he actually was and how he covered for that with bravado and machismo。 Read the posthumous The Garden of Eden if you want to see how wavering his sexuality really was - going back to his childhood and through all 4 marriages。I do love his writing， and the stories more than some of the novels。 。。。more

Edward Hacking ，

Bells， balls， and bulls。'writing is easy， all you have to do is sit at the typewriter and bleed'。 I l enjoy the economy of Hemingway and how successfully he creates atmosphere。 On the whole， his work isn't in my wheelhouse。Stark and damning。 Suffice to say， a vile man。 Treated everyone around him terribly。 On the other hand， it's so hard not to get caught up in how he was his own greatest story。 the man has such a hole in the soul， that he's trying to fill with his self-authored myth of machoism Bells， balls， and bulls。'writing is easy， all you have to do is sit at the typewriter and bleed'。 I l enjoy the economy of Hemingway and how successfully he creates atmosphere。 On the whole， his work isn't in my wheelhouse。Stark and damning。 Suffice to say， a vile man。 Treated everyone around him terribly。 On the other hand， it's so hard not to get caught up in how he was his own greatest story。 the man has such a hole in the soul， that he's trying to fill with his self-authored myth of machoism and how it essentially devoured him。- The man survived two plane crashes within 24 hours。 He was presumed dead almost 24 hours later until he was spotted coming out of the jungle carrying bananas and a bottle of gin。 On the second plane crash， he couldn't fit through the wreckage， so he headbutted the door until it broke off。 - 。。。more

Kelly ，

Excellent selection of Hemingway's work and goes well with the PBS documentary series。 Excellent selection of Hemingway's work and goes well with the PBS documentary series。 。。。more

JimZ ，

Overall， I was not keen on these stories。 😟 I feel terrible saying that， knowing that this is Ernest Hemingway doing the writing and that Ken Burns is airing a documentary on him on PBS now， and that this book was put out to accompany the documentary。 😟Perhaps I was a not a huge liker of these stories because I do not appreciate deep-sea fishing or bullfighting or shooting big game in the African Serengeti And I know these stories overall were much more than that…there were some war stories。 The Overall， I was not keen on these stories。 😟 I feel terrible saying that， knowing that this is Ernest Hemingway doing the writing and that Ken Burns is airing a documentary on him on PBS now， and that this book was put out to accompany the documentary。 😟Perhaps I was a not a huge liker of these stories because I do not appreciate deep-sea fishing or bullfighting or shooting big game in the African Serengeti And I know these stories overall were much more than that…there were some war stories。 The bullfighting story was so， so detailed and dragged on…I suppose like a prototypical bullfight…not the type I had envisioned in my head （given I never have watched a real bullfight）。 Anyway， here are the stories from the collection。 I did not read from this collection。。。I read from “The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway—The Finca Vigia Edition （Quality Paperback Book Club， 1993）。 A Goodreads friend of mine， Alan， was kind enough to send me some of the short commentaries that accompanied the stories by such acknowledged writers as Tim O’Brien， Tobias Wolff， Edna O’Brien， and Mary Karr。 He was also kind enough to send the table of contents。 I am glad that I did read these stories。 My ratings are below （average rating was 2。5）。1。 Up in Michigan （1923）—3。5 stars2。 Out of Season （1923） — 3 stars3。 Indian Camp （1924）—3。5 stars4。 Cross-Country Snow （1924）—3 stars5。 The End of Something （1925）—3。5 stars （this was very good…sad）6。 The Three-Day Blow （1925）—3 stars7。 Vignette （While the bombardment。。。） from in our time （1924）， later the Chapter 7 interchapter before Soldier's Home （1925）—Couldn’t figure out where this story was…no rating8。 Soldier’s Home （1925）—4。5 stars （very sad and very good）9。 Big Two-Hearted River （1925）—2。5 and 2 stars…there was a Part 1 and a Part 210。 The Undefeated （1925）—2。5 stars （the bullfighting story）11。 In Another Country （1927）—3 stars12。 Hills Like White Elephants （1927）—3 stars13。 The Killers （1927）—4。5 stars （pretty good！ 🙂14。 Now I Lay Me （1927）—3 stars15。 A Clean， Well-Lighted Place （1933）—3 stars16。 A Way You’ll Never Be （1933）—2。5 stars17。 The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber （1936）—3。5 stars （damn good writing）18。 Under the Ridge （1939） —4 stars19。 The Snows of Kilimanjaro （1936）—2。5 stars 。。。more

Jay ，

Yet another collection of Hemingway's short stories， these featured in the Burns/Novick documentary first aired on PBS in April， 2021。 The nineteen selections start with the 1923 "Up in Michigan" and end with the 1939 "Under the Ridge"。 The included stories are among the best of Hemingway's writings。 Each is preceded by a short introduction penned for the most part by Tobias Wolff。 Yet another collection of Hemingway's short stories， these featured in the Burns/Novick documentary first aired on PBS in April， 2021。 The nineteen selections start with the 1923 "Up in Michigan" and end with the 1939 "Under the Ridge"。 The included stories are among the best of Hemingway's writings。 Each is preceded by a short introduction penned for the most part by Tobias Wolff。 。。。more

Petra Rieker ，

The concept of the book is very nicely done。 The short stories come in chronological order and show how Hemingway's style of writing developed。 I also liked a lot the introductions that come with every short story。 Although he is definitely one of the greatest American writers I am personally not a big fan of his spare and profound prose。 Typical for Hemingway， the topics circle around hunting， fishing， whisky， women and basic human conflicts。 I liked "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" the most。 The concept of the book is very nicely done。 The short stories come in chronological order and show how Hemingway's style of writing developed。 I also liked a lot the introductions that come with every short story。 Although he is definitely one of the greatest American writers I am personally not a big fan of his spare and profound prose。 Typical for Hemingway， the topics circle around hunting， fishing， whisky， women and basic human conflicts。 I liked "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" the most。 。。。more

Debbie Jacob ，

It has been nearly a century since Hemingway wrote these stories。 Rereading many of them after about 50 years， one is still struck about his biggest achievement: revolutionizing the use of dialogue in short stories。 Still in many ways， there is no one who can write a sentence like Hemingway， but I am not as enamoured with his writing as I once was。 Half a century later， many of his stories are cringeworthy for their subject matter: bullfights， fishing， dumping girlfriends more so than their craf It has been nearly a century since Hemingway wrote these stories。 Rereading many of them after about 50 years， one is still struck about his biggest achievement: revolutionizing the use of dialogue in short stories。 Still in many ways， there is no one who can write a sentence like Hemingway， but I am not as enamoured with his writing as I once was。 Half a century later， many of his stories are cringeworthy for their subject matter: bullfights， fishing， dumping girlfriends more so than their craft。 No one could get away with the way he usually eases his way into a story or the gradual build-up to an ending。 He is still to be admired for his willingness to lop off his original beginnings and endings and start a story somewhere inside。 It takes great restraint not to divulge information most writers feel compelled to write。 I like well-placed adjectives or adverbs。 Hemingway used them sparingly， but he had a penchant for using and to convey ennui or string together thoughts。 There is little variation in his paragraphs that often begin with the movements of a character。 Still a master， a little more difficult to fall in love with in this age of fallen heroes。 。。。more

Sara ，

Hemingway is at his best with his short stories， perfect outlets for his sparse， staccato language that drops you in and out of a narrative without fanfare or explanation。 Somehow it works， as the moment itself is the important part， not the rarely loveable characters or larger plot。

Alan Teder ，

Best of the Hemingway ShortsReview of the Scribner Kindle eBook edition （March 2021） collected from various earlier publications （1923-1939） with an added introduction & commentariesScribner's new edition of selected Hemingway short stories is released in conjunction with the upcoming Ken Burns PBS TV documentary Hemingway （April 5-7， 2021） and is edited by Tobias Wolff with individual story commentary by Wolff and several other authors。 This is an excellent 'best of' selection even though fans Best of the Hemingway ShortsReview of the Scribner Kindle eBook edition （March 2021） collected from various earlier publications （1923-1939） with an added introduction & commentariesScribner's new edition of selected Hemingway short stories is released in conjunction with the upcoming Ken Burns PBS TV documentary Hemingway （April 5-7， 2021） and is edited by Tobias Wolff with individual story commentary by Wolff and several other authors。 This is an excellent 'best of' selection even though fans will inevitably lament the absence of 1 or 2 favourites （I definitely missed seeing Cat in the Rain and The Sea Change）。Over the years， I have probably read each of these a dozen times or more， but I still find new nuances to appreciate every single time。 The selected commentaries were excellent as well。 I especially enjoyed those by Edna O'Brien。 Many women feel that Hemingway hated women and wrote adversely about them。 I would ask his detractors， female or male， to read this story。 Could you in all honor say that this was a writer who didn’t understand women’s emotions and who hated women？ —Edna O’Brien on Up in Michigan You get a picture of the whole relationship without Hemingway spelling out the words。 What’s not said is so wonderful。 The control that he mastered is one of his signature strokes of genius。 It’s a sad story， but Hemingway pretends not to shed a tear during it。 We shed a tear。 I’d like to meet Hemingway when he finished that story。 I’d like him to read it to me。 - Edna O’Brien on Hills Like White Elephants One of the greatest stories I have ever read about tension， and a masterpiece of withholding。 Hemingway “withheld。” It was in his genes， it was in his chemical makeup。 He knew what it was to be afraid all the time and wrote about that。 He gets to the heart of the matter， absolutely and unflinchingly。 —Edna O’Brien on The Killers Table of ContentsIntroduction by Tobias Wolff。1。 Up in Michigan （1923） commentary by Edna O’Brien2。 Out of Season （1923） Tobias Wolff3。 Indian Camp （1924） Tim O’Brien， Tobias Wolff， Abraham Vergese4。 Cross-Country Snow （1924） Tobias Wolff5。 The End of Something （1925） Tobias Wolff6。 The Three-Day Blow （1925） Amanda Vaill7。 Vignette （While the bombardment。。。） from in our time （1924）， later the Chapter 7 interchapter before Soldier's Home （1925） Tim O’Brien8。 Soldier’s Home （1925） Tim O’Brien， Tobias Wolff9。 Big Two-Hearted River （1925） Tim O’Brien10。 The Undefeated （1925） Tobias Wolff11。 In Another Country （1927） Michael Katakis 12。 Hills Like White Elephants （1927） Edna O’Brien13。 The Killers （1927） Mario Vargas Llosa， Edna O’Brien14。 Now I Lay Me （1927） Tobias Wolff15。 A Clean， Well-Lighted Place （1933） Tim O’Brien16。 A Way You’ll Never Be （1933） Tim O’Brien 17。 The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber （1936） Abraham Vergese， Mary Karr18。 Under the Ridge （1939） Tobias Wolff， Leonardo Padura19。 The Snows of Kilimanjaro （1936） Tim O’Brien， Abraham VergeseTrivia and LinksThere are several articles， interviews and events related to the upcoming TV documentary at:https://www。bloomberg。com/news/articl。。。https://jacobinmag。com/2021/03/ken-bu。。。https://mynorth。com/2021/03/ken-burns。。。https://www。pbs。org/kenburns/hemingwa。。。 。。。more

Michael Travis ，

Haven't read Hemingway for a while。 This was an interesting collection to read， positioned in chronological order。 The short stories that I won't forget （and perhaps will re-visit） include Soldier's Home， Big Two-Hearted River （my Dad would have loved this）， The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber （gut-wrenching to read of wanton killing of animals）， The Snows of Kilimanjaro。 Haven't read Hemingway for a while。 This was an interesting collection to read， positioned in chronological order。 The short stories that I won't forget （and perhaps will re-visit） include Soldier's Home， Big Two-Hearted River （my Dad would have loved this）， The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber （gut-wrenching to read of wanton killing of animals）， The Snows of Kilimanjaro。 。。。more

Dan Secor ，

This is a repackaging of some of Hemingway's best short stories， from a handful of semi-autobiographical Nick Adams stories to his masterpiece， The Snows of Kilimanjaro。 This release is tied in with the upcoming Ken Burns/Lynn Novick three-part series on Hemingway。As a youth I was averse to anything Hemingway。 His death by suicide occurred three months after my 1st birthday， and when I was going through school， he was still a prominent author in secondary school English studies。 But all I knew o This is a repackaging of some of Hemingway's best short stories， from a handful of semi-autobiographical Nick Adams stories to his masterpiece， The Snows of Kilimanjaro。 This release is tied in with the upcoming Ken Burns/Lynn Novick three-part series on Hemingway。As a youth I was averse to anything Hemingway。 His death by suicide occurred three months after my 1st birthday， and when I was going through school， he was still a prominent author in secondary school English studies。 But all I knew of him was his myth as a macho misogynist who was obsessed with bullfighting and big game hunting。 I never identified with this myth， so I largely ignored his writings。In my thirties I started reading his literature and I devoured everything within a short period of time。 Now， almost twenty-five years later， with a wife and teenage child and a new career steeped in behavioral psychology， I have returned to his work， largely thanks to the Burns/Novick biopic and the wonderful ongoing roundtable discussions they are having。 I find myself learning more about the man behind the myth and have been watching these roundtables with my child。 Reading these short stories have allowed me to view them through a different lens thanks to my growth and self-awareness。The Hemingway Stories has a （very） brief introduction to each story by a Hemingway scholar， including Tim O'Brien whose work I love。 If you already own his short stories， the addition of these intros would probably not warrant another purchase， but if you have ever wanted a good entry into these stories， it is a good collection。 Kilimanjaro alone is worth the price - in my opinion， it is probably the perfect short story， and a nice summary of the life of Hemingway himself， tragic as it was。 。。。more

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