New Releases by Ernest Hemingway

In "The Greatest Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway," readers are invited to delve into a curated collection showcasing the masterful brevity and emotional depth that define Hemingway''s literary oeuvre. Combining his signature sparse prose with profound themes of love, loss, and existential introspection, these stories reflect the tumult of the human condition—often depicted against the backdrop of war, nature, and personal struggle. The collection not only encapsulates Hemingway''s distinctive style, characterized by the ''iceberg theory,'' where deeper meanings lurk beneath surface simplicity, but also situates his work within the larger context of early 20th-century modernism and American literature. Ernest Hemingway, a Nobel Prize–winning author, was deeply shaped by his experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I and a journalist during the Spanish Civil War, elements that heavily influenced his writing. His encounters with diverse cultures and existential crises imbued his stories with authenticity and emotional resonance, engaging readers in the complexities of his characters'' lives. Hemingway''s narrative voice, forged through personal hardships and a relentless quest for truth, remains pivotal in understanding his literary contributions. This collection is essential for readers who appreciate concise storytelling that resonates on multiple levels and challenges them to reflect on their own lives. Hemingway''s work offers a pathway to understanding the fragility of existence, making it a compelling read for both new and seasoned literary enthusiasts.

Ernest Hemingway, (1899 – 1961) was an American novelist and short-story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was noted both for the intense masculinity of his writings and for his adventurous and widely publicized life. A consummately contradictory man, Hemingway achieved a fame surpassed by few, if any, American authors of the 20th century. The virile nature of his writing, which attempted to re-create the exact physical sensations he experienced in wartime, big-game hunting, and bullfighting, in fact masked an aesthetic sensibility of great delicacy. Men Without Women (1927) is the second collection of short stories written by Hemingway. The volume consists of 14 exciting stories covering subjects such as: bullfighting, boxing, prizefighting, infidelity, divorce, and death. The stories: "The Killers", "Hills Like White Elephants", and "In Another Country" are among Hemingway''s better works.

In "A Moveable Feast," Ernest Hemingway offers a poignant memoir that captures his years in 1920s Paris, a city teeming with artistic innovation and cultural upheaval. The narrative is characterized by Hemingway''s signature concise prose, blending vivid imagery with rich, introspective reflections on his life and the literary figures he encountered—such as Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ezra Pound. This work not only serves as a testament to a defining moment in literary history but also as a personal exploration of creativity, love, and the bittersweet nature of memory. Ernest Hemingway, a Nobel Prize-winning author, is renowned for his sparse writing style and the exploration of themes such as war, love, and human endurance. His experiences as a young writer in Paris, amidst the expatriate community, greatly influenced his worldview and literary output. "A Moveable Feast" stands as an homage to that vibrant time, illuminating the struggles and triumphs that shaped Hemingway as both a person and a writer. This memoir is a must-read for any literature enthusiast or aspiring writer, offering invaluable insights into the artistic process and the milieu that fostered some of the 20th century''s most significant literary works. Hemingway''s evocative recollections invite readers to traverse the streets of Paris alongside him, making it an essential addition to the canon of American literature.

In "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Ernest Hemingway crafts a poignant exploration of love, loss, and the intricate tapestry of war set during the Spanish Civil War. Utilizing his hallmark terse prose and understated style, Hemingway delves into the experiences of Robert Jordan, an American dynamiter fighting alongside guerrilla forces. The novel weaves a rich tapestry of themes ranging from existentialism to the interconnectedness of human experience, epitomized in the famous meditation on mortality encapsulated in the title. Set against the harrowing backdrop of political turmoil, the book reflects the disillusionment of a generation shaped by conflict, revealing how individuals grapple with both personal and collective struggles. Hemingway, an American novelist and a prominent figure of the Lost Generation, drew heavily on his own experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I and a journalist during the Spanish Civil War. His commitment to realism and exploration of the human psyche stemmed from his belief in the power of narrative to confront life''s harsh truths. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" stands as a testament to Hemingway''s journey and allegiances, as he embodies the voices of those caught in the relentless churn of history. For readers seeking a profound literary experience that encapsulates the human condition amid chaos, Hemingway''s "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is essential. Its exploration of sacrifice, loyalty, and the moral weight of war resonates not just with historical contexts but also with contemporary reflections on humanity. Invite this captivating narrative into your reading repertoire, and allow it to enrich your understanding of both literature and life.

In "Death in the Afternoon," Ernest Hemingway masterfully explores the intricate relationship between life, death, and the art of bullfighting. Written in a concise, yet evocative prose style characteristic of Hemingway''s work, this non-fiction volume delves into the cultural significance and existential themes surrounding the Spanish tradition of bullfighting. Engaging the reader with vivid descriptions, Hemingway employs his distinctive iceberg theory, suggesting deeper meanings beneath the surface of the events chronicled within the pages. The book is set against the backdrop of the bullring in Spain and reveals Hemingway''s admiration for the experience and spectacle of bullfighting, whilst engaging with broader philosophical reflections on mortality and bravery. Ernest Hemingway, a prominent literary figure of the 20th century, was profoundly influenced by his experiences as a war correspondent and his fascination with Spanish culture. His passion for bullfighting, cultivated during his time spent in Spain, uniquely positioned him to articulate the nuances of this brutal yet beautiful tradition. He infuses his narrative with personal anecdotes and philosophical contemplation, providing readers with insights into the human condition and the artist''s role in society. "Death in the Afternoon" is a compelling read for anyone interested in Hemingway''s distinctive literary voice, the art of bullfighting, or existential inquiry. This invaluable work not only enriches our understanding of Spanish culture but also prompts self-reflection on the nature of courage and the fragility of life. Hemingway''s vivid storytelling ensures that readers emerge from the text with both a deep appreciation of the subject matter and a lingering contemplation of its themes.

Ernest Hemingway, (1899 – 1961) was an American novelist and short-story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was noted both for the intense masculinity of his writings and for his adventurous and widely publicized life. A consummately contradictory man, Hemingway achieved a fame surpassed by few, if any, American authors of the 20th century. The virile nature of his writing, which attempted to re-create the exact physical sensations he experienced in wartime, big-game hunting, and bullfighting, in fact masked an aesthetic sensibility of great delicacy. In Our Time consists of sixteen early Hemingway short stories, including the famous Nick Adams stories "Indian Camp" and "The Three-Day Blow," and introduces readers to the hallmarks of the Hemingway style: a lean, tough prose, enlivened by an ear for the colloquial and an eye for the realistic.

Ernest Hemingway, (1899 – 1961) was an American novelist and short-story writer, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He was noted both for the intense masculinity of his writings and for his adventurous and widely publicized life. The Sun Also Rises, published in 1926, was his first novel and portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights. Hemingway was a very young writer when wrote this novel, however, The Sun Also Rises is recognized by many, as his most important novel.

Library of America presents an authoritative new text of Hemingway''s classic novel, correcting errors, restoring key changes made to Hemingway’s original punctuation--including to the novel''s famous last line—and reinstating references to real people removed for fear of libel With the publication of The Sun Also Rises in 1926, Ernest Hemingway confirmed his reputation as a leader of literary modernism and established himself as the preeminent voice of the Lost Generation. Drawn from the authoritative Library of America volume of Hemingway’s early writings, this deluxe paperback presents a new, corrected text of The Sun Also Rises prepared by a leading Hemingway scholar based on study of manuscripts and typescripts and later printings in Hemingway’s lifetime. Correcting numerous errors, restoring key changes made to his original punctuation—most notably in the novel’s famous final line—and reinstating references to real people removed by his editor Maxwell Perkins for fear of libel or scandal, Library of America’s authoritative text brings us closer to the novel as Hemingway envisioned it. Hemingway''s landmark novel follows two of his most memorable characters—Jake Barnes, an American newspaper correspondent living in Paris, and the impossible object of his affections, Lady Brett Ashley—and a cohort of other young American and British expatriates, amidst their dizzying, alcohol-fueled exploits in interwar France and Spain. Brimming with the headlong vivacity of Parisian nightlife, the manic energy of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, and the rich color of the Spanish countryside, the book is also a poignant portrait of disillusionment and loss, “such a hell of a sad story,” as Hemingway described it in a letter to his friend and rival F. Scott Fitzgerald. This keepsake edition includes a number of special features: a selection of Hemingway’s vivid journalistic accounts of bullfighting in Spain and the expat community in Paris; letters to Fitzgerald, Perkins, and others that illuminate the process of writing and publishing The Sun Also Rises; a detailed chronology of Hemingway’s life and career; and extensive explanatory and textual notes.

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway''s most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Empat cerita pertama adalah cerita-cerita yang terakhir saya tulis. Yang lainnya mengikuti urutan pada saat mereka diterbitkan. Yang pertama ialah “Up in Michigan” (Kejadian di Michigan), yang saya tulis di Paris pada tahun 1921. Yang terakhir ialah “Old Man at the Bridge” (Lelaki Tua di Jembatan), yang saya tulis di Bar- celona pada April 1938. Selain menulis e Fifth Column, secara bersamaan saya menu- lis “ e Killers” (Para Pembunuh), “Today Is Friday” (Hari Ini ada- lah Hari Jumat), “Ten Indians” (Sepuluh Orang Indian), penggalan dari e Sun Also Rises dan bagian ketiga yang pertama To Have and Have Not di Madrid. Madrid selalu saja merupakan kota yang menyenangkan untuk dijadikan sebagai tempat bekerja. Begitu pula Paris, dan juga Key West, Florida, pada musim dingin peterna- kan, dekat Cooke City, Montana Kansas City Chicago Toronto, dan Havana, Kuba. Beberapa tempat lain tidak begitu menyenangkan, namun mungkin saja kita tidak begitu senang ketika kita berada di sana. Ada banyak jenis cerita di dalam buku ini. Saya berharap Anda akan menemukan beberapa cerita yang Anda sukai. Membaca cerita-cerita yang lain, karya terbaik saya yang saya suka, di luar karya-karya saya yang sudah masyhur sehingga para guru sekolah xi memasukkan mereka ke dalam kumpulan cerita yang wajib dibaca oleh murid-murid mereka, dan Anda selalu saja sedikit diterpa rasa malu untuk membacanya dan bertanya-tanya apakah Anda benar-benar menulis mereka atau apakah Anda mungkin mende- ngar mereka di suatu tempat, yaitu “ e Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” (Kebahagiaan yang Singkat Francis Macomber), “In An- other Country” (Di Negeri Lain), “Hills Like White Elephants” (Bukit Serupa Kerumunan Gajah Putih), “A Way You’ll Never Be” (Jalan yang Tak Akan Pernah Kau Capai), “ e Snows of Kilimanjaro” (Sal- ju Kilimanjaro), “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” (Tempat yang Bersih dan Terang), serta cerita berjudul “ e Light of the World” (Cahaya Dunia) yang tak pernah disukai orang-orang. Ada pula beberapa cerita yang lain. Karena jika Anda tidak menyukai mereka, Anda tidak akan menerbitkan mereka. Pergi ke tempat yang harus Anda datangi, dan melakukan apa yang harus Anda lakukan, dan melihat apa yang harus Anda lihat, Anda tumpul dan majal, tidak mengetahui instrumen yang Anda gunakan dalam menulis. Tetapi saya lebih suka memilikinya, beng- kok dan majal, dan saya tahu bahwa saya harus mengasahnya dan menempanya lagi hingga tajam dan untuk itu dibutuhkan batu asah, dan saya tahu bahwa saya punya sesuatu untuk saya tuliskan, ketimbang memilikinya dalam keadaan terang dan berkilau namun tak ada yang diungkapkan, atau halus dan tak berkarat serta ter- simpan di dalam lemari namun tidak digunakan. Kini saya sangat membutuhkan lagi batu asah. Saya ingin hidup lebih lama agar dapat menulis tiga novel atau lebih dan dua puluh lima cerpen. Saya tahu ada beberapa orang hebat yang sudah melakukan itu.

Spanning the years 1920 to 1956, this priceless collection shows Hemingway''s work as a reporter, from correspondent for the Toronto Star to contributor to Esquire, Colliers, and Look. As fledgling reporter, war correspondent, and seasoned journalist, Hemingway provides access to a range of experiences, including vivid eyewitness accounts of the Spanish Civil War and World War II. By-Line: Ernest Hemingway offers a glimpse into the world behind the popular fiction of one of America''s greatest writers.

Ernest Hemingway''s first new book of fiction, since the publication of A Farewell to Arms in 1929, contains fourteen stories of varying length. Some of them have appeared in magazines but the majority have not been published before. The characters and backgrounds are widely varied. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is about an old Spanish Beggar. “Homage to Switzerland” concerns various conversations at a Swiss railway-station restaurant. “The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio” is laid in the accident ward of a hospital in Western United States, and so on. Ernest Hemingway made his literary start as a short-story writer. He has always excelled in that medium, and this volume reveals him at his best.

A sensational bestseller when it appeared in 1986, The Garden of Eden is the last uncompleted novel of Ernest Hemingway, which he worked on intermittently from 1946 until his death in 1961. Set on the Côte d''Azur in the 1920s, it is the story of a young American writer, David Bourne, his glamorous wife, Catherine, and the dangerous, erotic game they play when they fall in love with the same woman. “A lean, sensuous narrative...taut, chic, and strangely contemporary,” The Garden of Eden represents vintage Hemingway, the master “doing what nobody did better” (R.Z. Sheppard, Time).

Ernest Hemingway witnessed many of the seminal conflicts of the twentieth century—from his post as a Red Cross ambulance driver during World War I to his nearly twenty-five years as a war correspondent for The Toronto Star—and he recorded them with matchless power. This landmark volume brings together Hemingway’s most important and timeless writings about the nature of human combat. Passages from his beloved World War I novel, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War, offer an unparalleled portrayal of the physical and psychological impact of war and its aftermath. Selections from Across the River and into the Trees vividly evoke an emotionally scarred career soldier in the twilight of life as he reflects on the nature of war. Classic short stories, such as “In Another Country” and “The Butterfly and the Tank,” stand alongside excerpts from Hemingway’s first book of short stories, In Our Time, and his only full-length play, The Fifth Column. With captivating selections from Hemingway’s journalism—from his coverage of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22 to a legendary early interview with Mussolini to his jolting eyewitness account of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944—Hemingway on War collects the author’s most penetrating chronicles of perseverance and defeat, courage and fear, and love and loss in the midst of modern warfare.

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.

[This edition is in Chinese.] The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway’s frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto—of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized—is one of the greatest moments in literary history. A story of love and pain, of loyalty and desertion, A Farewell to Arms,written when he was thirty years old, represents a new romanticism for Hemingway.

Ernest Hemingway’s lifelong zeal for hunting is reflected in his masterful works of fiction, from his famous account of an African safari in “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” to passages about duck hunting in Across the River and into the Trees. For Hemingway, hunting was more than just a passion; it was a means through which to explore our humanity and man’s relationship to nature. Courage, awe, respect, precision, patience—these were the virtues that Hemingway honored in the hunter, and his ability to translate these qualities into prose has produced some of the strongest accounts of hunting of all time. Hemingway on Hunting offers the full range of Hemingway’s writing about the hunting life. With selections from his best-loved novels and stories, along with journalistic pieces from such magazines as Esquire and Vogue, this spectacular collection is a must-have for anyone who has ever tasted the thrill of the hunt—in person or on the page.

Ernest Hemingway''s novella The Torrents of Spring examines writers and their way of life. Released in 1926, the same year as The Sun Also Rises, the entertaining story of Yogi Johnson and Scripps O''Neill is often overlooked in favour of the Nobel Prize winner''s later works. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

[This edition is in Bulgarian.] This collection of short stories and vignettes marked Ernest Hemingway’s American debut and made him famous. When In Our Time was published in 1925, it was praised by Ford Madox Ford, John Dos Passos, and F. Scott Fitzgerald for its simple and precise use of language to convey a wide range of complex emotions, and it earned Hemingway a place beside Sherwood Anderson and Gertrude Stein among the most promising American writers of that period. In Our Time contains several early Hemingway classics, including the famous Nick Adams stories “Indian Camp,” “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife,” “The Three Day Blow,” and “The Battler,” and introduces readers to the hallmarks of the Hemingway style: a lean, tough prose—enlivened by an ear for the colloquial and an eye for the realistic that suggests, through the simplest of statements, a sense of moral value and a clarity of heart. Now recognized as one of the most original short story collections in twentieth-century literature, In Our Time provides a key to Hemingway’s later works.

Колекция ХЕМИНГУЕЙ възражда както най-популярните произведения на световноизвестния писател, така и редица от позабравените му творби. Един от най-известните представители на "Изгубено поколение", новелистът, разказвачът, журналистът Ърнест Хемингуей е удостоен с "Пулицър" през 1953 г. и Нобелова награда за литература през 1954 година.

In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from “the good fight,” and one of the foremost classics of war literature in history. Published in 1940, For Whom the Bell Tolls tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain. In his portrayal of Jordan’s love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo’s last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise. “If the function of a writer is to reveal reality,” Maxwell Perkins wrote Hemingway after reading the manuscript, “no one ever so completely performed it.” Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author’s previous works, For Whom the Bell Tolls tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. When it was first published, The New York Times called it “a tremendous piece of work,” and it still stands today as one of the best war novels of all time.

[This edition is in Bulgarian.] The Sun Also Rises was Ernest Hemingway’s first big novel, and immediately established Hemingway as one of the great prose stylists, and one of the preeminent writers of his time. It is also the book that encapsulates the angst of the post-World War I generation, known as the Lost Generation. This poignantly beautiful story of a group of American and English expatriates in Paris on an excursion to Pamplona represents a dramatic step forward for Hemingway’s evolving style. Featuring Left Bank Paris in the 1920s and brutally realistic descriptions of bullfighting in Spain, the story is about the flamboyant Lady Brett Ashley and the hapless Jake Barnes. In an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions, this is the Lost Generation.

O mais célebre romance sobre a Espanha em luta com o franquismo conta a história de Robert Jordan, um jovem americano das Brigadas Internacionais, membro de uma unidade guerrilheira que combate algures numa zona montanhosa. É uma história de coragem e lealdade, de amor e derrota, que acabou por constituir um dos mais belos romances de guerra do século XX. «Se a função de um escritor é revelar a realidade», escreveria o editor Maxwell Perkins em carta dirigida a Hemingway após ter concluído a leitura do seu manuscrito, «nunca ninguém o fez melhor do que você».

Ter e Não Ter é a história dramática de Harry Morgan, natural de Key West, e da sua luta para ganhar a vida e manter a família. Harry, dono e piloto de um barco de aluguer para expedições de pesca, é obrigado durante o período da Depressão dos anos 30 a traficar imigrantes chineses e bebidas alcoólicas ilegais de Cuba para a costa americana. As suas aventuras fazem-no envolver-se com a gente abastada e dissoluta do mundo dos desportos náuticos, e viver uma estranha e improvável história de amor. Cruelmente realista, Ter e Não Ter, que retrata uma das mais subtis e comoventes relações amorosas de toda a obra de Hemingway, é um grande romance de aventuras como só ele os sabia escrever.

Na outra Margem, entre as Árvores é uma das melhores obras de ficção de Ernest Hemingway, onde o famoso escritor recria alguns episódios da segunda guerra mundial, magistralmente narrados por uma personagem muito ao gosto de Hemingway, o coronel Cantwell, velho combatente que passa as últimas vinte e quatro horas da vida na estranha e bela cidade de Veneza. Retrato de um mundo violento e conturbado, obtido através da imagem de um homem, Na outra Margem, entre as Árvores é uma obra-prima do genial autor de O Velho e o Mar, onde Hemingway mais uma vez manifesta as qualidades que o impuseram como um dos maiores escritores do nosso tempo.

Featuring Hemingway''s only full-length play, The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War brilliantly evokes the tumultuous Spain of the 1930s. These works, which grew from Hemingway''s adventures as a newspaper correspondent in and around besieged Madrid, movingly portray the effects of war on soldiers, civilians, and the correspondents sent to cover it. He provides unique insight into how the city itself and the people within it functioned during this time of war. Through love, hate, fear, and brutality, Hemingway explores the complexities that times of war contain in his famed powerful prose.

While many people are familiar with the public image of Hemingway and the legendary accounts of his life, few knew him as an intimate. Now, with this collection of letters-the first to be published- a new Hemingway emerges. Ranging from 1917 to 1961, this generous selection of nearly 600 letters is, in effect, both a self-portrait and an autobiography.

Both a revealing self-portrait and dramatic fictional chronicle of his final African safari, Ernest Hemingway''s last unpublished work was written when he returned from Kenya in 1953. Edited by his son Patrick, who accompanied his father on the safari, True at First Light offers rare insights into the legendary American writer. A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens on the day his close friend Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari camp and news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe. Drama continues to build as his wife, Mary, pursues the great black-maned lion that has become her obsession, and Ernest becomes involved with a young African girl whom he supposedly plans to take as a second bride. Increasingly enchanted by the local African community, he struggles between the attraction of these two women and the wildly different cultures they represent. Spicing his depictions of human longings with sharp humor, Hemingway captures the excitement of big-game hunting and the unparalleled beauty of the landscape. Rich in laughter, beauty, and profound insight. True at First Light is an extraordinary publishing event—a breathtaking final work from one of our most beloved and important writers.

Experience Hemingway’s firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights in Spain. In the 1950s, Hemingway and his wife return to Spain, where Hemingway had visited before as a war correspondent to cover the Spanish Civil War, in order to see friends and follow bullfighting events. Hemingway’s time in Spain is most often remembered as his experiences with bullfighting, his passion often conveyed through his writing. He and his wife follow summer-long series events and witness the complexities and danger within the bullfighting community. In this vivid account, Hemingway captures the exhausting pace and pressure of the season, the camaraderie and pride of the matadors, and the mortal drama as in fight after fight the rival matadors try to outdo each other with ever more daring performances. At the same time, Hemingway offers an often complex and deeply personal self-portrait that reveals much about one of the twentieth century''s preeminent writers.

In the fall of 1948, Ernest Hemingway made his first extended visit to Italy in thirty years. His reacquaintance with Venice, a city he loved, provided the inspiration for Across the River and into the Trees, the story of Richard Cantwell, a war-ravaged American colonel stationed in Italy at the close of the Second World War, and his love for a young Italian countess. A poignant, bittersweet homage to love that overpowers reason, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the worldweary beauty and majesty of Venice, Across the River and into the Trees stands as Hemingway''s statement of defiance in response to the great dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War. Hemingway''s last full-length novel published in his lifetime, it moved John O''Hara in The New York Times Book Review to call him "the most important author since Shakespeare."