First published 1837
Michael S. Reynolds gathers critical perspectives on Ernest Hemingway's first major work, the 1925 story collection "In Our Time." The volume brings together scholarly analyses of Hemingway's early fiction, including stories like "Indian Camp," "The End of Something," and "Big Two-Hearted River." Reynolds presents essays that examine Hemingway's innovative style, his portrayal of Nick Adams, and the collection's exploration of violence, loss, and coming of age in post-World War I America. The critics discuss how Hemingway developed his spare prose technique and iceberg theory through these early stories. Reynolds organizes the essays to illuminate different aspects of the collection, from its experimental structure alternating stories with newspaper-style vignettes to its influence on modern American literature. The book offers readers multiple critical lenses for understanding how Hemingway established his literary reputation and transformed short fiction.
Genres: fiction, essays, literary-criticism, american-fiction, 20th-century, american, criticism, academic
Vibes: intimate, scholarly, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, experimental-structure
Period: Post-World War I
273 pages · Hardcover · G K Hall