I've believed for some time that all of Hemingway's best writing is in his shorter forms. "The Nick Adams Stories" is a personal favorite, for example. And I agree about "In Our Time."
Cynthia Ozick disagrees about In Our Time:http://tinyurl.com/3n9kbta
I like Hemingway's novels, but I prefer his short stories. The short stories are like a short right knockout punch, whereas his novels are a 12-round bout. "The Killers" and "The Battler" are two favorites short stories, and I reread them and other Hemingway short stories ever couple of years.
Gotta agree with Art. I love the "Nick Adams Stories."
I've believed for some time that all of Hemingway's best writing is in his shorter forms. "The Nick Adams Stories" is a personal favorite, for example. And I agree about "In Our Time."
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I like Hemingway's novels, but I prefer his short stories.
ReplyDeleteThe short stories are like a short right knockout punch, whereas his novels are a 12-round bout.
"The Killers" and "The Battler" are two favorites short stories, and I reread them and other Hemingway short stories ever couple of years.
Gotta agree with Art. I love the "Nick Adams Stories."
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