Men without women by Ernest Hemingway

"Men Without Women" by Ernest Hemingway is a collection of short stories published in 1927. This volume presents fourteen tales exploring bullfighting, prizefighting, infidelity, divorce, and death. Among them are now-famous works like "The Killers," "Hills Like White Elephants," and "In Another Country." Critics praised Hemingway's spare, bone-sharp prose style, though some found his subjects too vulgar or callous. The collection showcases his signature economy of language—meticulously literal yet powerful, reproducing life's harsh moments without becoming dull itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
LoC No. 27022053
Title Men without women
Original Publication United States: Charles Scribner's Sons,1926,copyright 1927.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Without_Women_(short_story_collection)
Contents The undefeated -- In another country -- Hills like white elephants -- The killers -- Che ti dice la patria? -- Fifty grand -- A simple enquiry -- Ten Indians -- A canary for one -- An alpine idyll -- A pursuit race -- To-day is Friday -- Banal story -- Now I lay me.
Credits Marcia Brooks, Mark Akrigg, Cindy Beyer, Mary Meehan and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 95.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Short stories, American
Subject American fiction -- 20th century
Subject Adams, Nick (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 69683
Release Date
Last Update Oct 19, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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