About the book:
An old fisherman, a marlin too big for his boat, and prose so stripped-down it reads like instructions for living.
The cleanest argument ever made for saying less to mean more.
Condition:
Excellent secondhand condition.3
Mild shelf wear.
All pages well bound and intact.
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About the author:
Ernest Hemingway (1899 to 1961)
Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, into a middle-class family. His father, a physician, instilled in him a love of outdoor pursuits, while his mother nurtured artistic interests. After serving as an ambulance driver in World War Iwhere he was seriously woundedHemingway worked as a journalist in Chicago and Paris, becoming part of the vibrant expatriate Lost Generation circle. These formative experiences of war, injury, love, and the bohemian literary scene in Europe profoundly shaped his worldview: one of stoic masculinity, the search for meaning amid chaos, and a deep appreciation for courage, simplicity, and the harsh realities of life and death.
Hemingways literary breakthrough arrived with The Sun Also Rises (1926), which captured the disillusionment of the post-war generation and established his distinctive style. His proselean, precise, and powerfully understatedbecame known as the iceberg theory, where much of the meaning lies beneath the surface. A master of the short story and novel, he achieved worldwide fame and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his mastery of narrative and influence on contemporary style.
Influenced by writers like Mark Twain, Sherwood Anderson, and Gertrude Stein (who mentored him in Paris), Hemingway also drew from journalistic discipline and his deep engagement with Spanish culture, bullfighting, and big-game hunting. He profoundly shaped 20th-century American literature and influenced authors such as Raymond Carver, Norman Mailer, and countless others who adopted his economical style. Adjacent figures include fellow Lost Generation writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Dos Passos, as well as later minimalists and adventure writers.
Recurring themes in Hemingways work include the grace under pressure, the futility and glory of war, the redemptive power of nature and ritual, love and loss, and the confrontation with mortality. Major works include The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), The Old Man and the Sea (1952), and celebrated short story collections featuring Nick Adams.
Hemingway lived a larger-than-life existence across continents, battling injuries, depression, and declining health. He died by suicide on July 2, 1961, at his home in Ketchum, Idaho. His legacy as one of Americas greatest writers endures through his iconic style and characters. His unique contribution was forging a modernist prose of clarity and emotional power that captured the essential drama of human endurance in the face of an often indifferent world.
