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Manufacturer: Scribner
Author: Ernest Hemingway
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Manufacturer: Scribner
Author: Ernest Hemingway
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Nick Adams Stories Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780684169408
ISBN: 0684169401
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1981-02-01
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780684169408
ISBN: 0684169401
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 272
Publication Date: 1981-02-01
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
Editorial Review of Nick Adams Stories
The famous "Nick Adams" stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent -- a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life.
Customer Reviews of Nick Adams Stories
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hemingway roots
Review: This is clearly an autobiographical, but fictional, compendium of stories about Nick Adams (Hemingway) in his youth. It focuses mostly on the wilds of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and specifically around the area we now know as "Seney" (now a national wildlife refuge).
Hemingway takes us on trips into the wilderness with his father, a doctor; trout fishing; fighting with railroad hobos; lovemaking, and much more. Many of these stories are unfinished... they just leave you hanging to fill in the conclusion with your own imagination.
What we get, mostly, out of this book is a peek into the motivations of Hemingway's bawdy, "in your face" telling of adventure tales. They are all quite good.
Some of these stories had been previously published but, in the end, 8 of these stories had remained unpublished. So, the idea of this book was to gather them all into one place, which is what was effected here.
My edition of this book is an old library copy, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1972. It is a hardcover copy which includes a Preface by Hemingway critic Philip Young. The font is nice and large, but not "largeprint" by any means -- it's just nice and easy to read. There are 24 stories in total and the work is 268 pages in length.
This one is not for everybody but if you enjoy short tales of the wild outdoors, encapsulated by Hemingway's turbulent writing style, then you'll much enjoy this volume.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I didn't get it
Review: I decided to check this book out because it was recommended in the newspaper. I really didn't understand why they recommended book. It started ok, but nothing interesting happens. I barely finished it. I know it's a collection, but it is not seamless and doesn't really make sense to me. I wish I wouldn't of wasted the time with it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hemingway at his very best...
Review: This, as well as Hemingway's collected short stories, was a real pleasure to read every time I decided to read and reread this work. Very few short story writers write about things that common people can easily relate to. I never liked reading as a kid, then I found myself absorbed in Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, and Hemingway's writings - mainly thier short stories. Contemporary authors I can think of that hold a match to Hemingway are few and far between. Kurt Vonnegut, J.S. Moore, and John Irving come to mind but that is about it as far as writers I can easily follow and find myself wishing for more from them. Hemingway, though, is my favorite author from that list. "The Killers" is one I recommend from this collection to anyone willing to give Ernest a try.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Great Introduction to "Papa"
Review: Having grown up in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, it is easy for me to relate to most of these stories written by Hemingway. I think this book would be a great introduction to Papa's writing for anyone, especially the younger readers. Admittedly, he can be rather dry as someone else put it, but these short stories give you a taste of Hemingway in small doses rather than an entire book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A way to discover Hemingway
Review: I had not read much of Hemingway before this book. He is definitely unique.
I'm glad I bought the book, even though some of his stories are basic, hard to understand, and lack "polish."
I still enjoyed the stories. They are quite different in presentation.
Review Summary: Hemingway roots
Review: This is clearly an autobiographical, but fictional, compendium of stories about Nick Adams (Hemingway) in his youth. It focuses mostly on the wilds of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and specifically around the area we now know as "Seney" (now a national wildlife refuge).
Hemingway takes us on trips into the wilderness with his father, a doctor; trout fishing; fighting with railroad hobos; lovemaking, and much more. Many of these stories are unfinished... they just leave you hanging to fill in the conclusion with your own imagination.
What we get, mostly, out of this book is a peek into the motivations of Hemingway's bawdy, "in your face" telling of adventure tales. They are all quite good.
Some of these stories had been previously published but, in the end, 8 of these stories had remained unpublished. So, the idea of this book was to gather them all into one place, which is what was effected here.
My edition of this book is an old library copy, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1972. It is a hardcover copy which includes a Preface by Hemingway critic Philip Young. The font is nice and large, but not "largeprint" by any means -- it's just nice and easy to read. There are 24 stories in total and the work is 268 pages in length.
This one is not for everybody but if you enjoy short tales of the wild outdoors, encapsulated by Hemingway's turbulent writing style, then you'll much enjoy this volume.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I didn't get it
Review: I decided to check this book out because it was recommended in the newspaper. I really didn't understand why they recommended book. It started ok, but nothing interesting happens. I barely finished it. I know it's a collection, but it is not seamless and doesn't really make sense to me. I wish I wouldn't of wasted the time with it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Hemingway at his very best...
Review: This, as well as Hemingway's collected short stories, was a real pleasure to read every time I decided to read and reread this work. Very few short story writers write about things that common people can easily relate to. I never liked reading as a kid, then I found myself absorbed in Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, and Hemingway's writings - mainly thier short stories. Contemporary authors I can think of that hold a match to Hemingway are few and far between. Kurt Vonnegut, J.S. Moore, and John Irving come to mind but that is about it as far as writers I can easily follow and find myself wishing for more from them. Hemingway, though, is my favorite author from that list. "The Killers" is one I recommend from this collection to anyone willing to give Ernest a try.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Great Introduction to "Papa"
Review: Having grown up in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, it is easy for me to relate to most of these stories written by Hemingway. I think this book would be a great introduction to Papa's writing for anyone, especially the younger readers. Admittedly, he can be rather dry as someone else put it, but these short stories give you a taste of Hemingway in small doses rather than an entire book.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A way to discover Hemingway
Review: I had not read much of Hemingway before this book. He is definitely unique.
I'm glad I bought the book, even though some of his stories are basic, hard to understand, and lack "polish."
I still enjoyed the stories. They are quite different in presentation.