Ernest Hemingway, the iconic literary figure considered one of the greatest American writers, is the subject of a major documentary by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Their intimate portrait of Hemingway, who captured the complexities of the human condition in spare and profound prose, and whose work remains deeply influential, interweaves a close study of biographical events with excerpts from his work. Of all Hemingway's fiction, the power of the author's revolutionary style is perhaps most striking in his short stories. This collection presents his mos significant stories, including "The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber," "Indian Camp," and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," with insights from renowned writers from around the world--Mario Vargas Llosa, Edna O'Brien, Abraham Verghese, Tim O'Brien, Mary Karr, and others. Tobias Wolff's introduction adds a new layer to Hemingway's work,and Wolff has selected additional stories that showcase the great literature compressed to its most potent essentials. A perfect introduction for a new generation of Hemingway readers and an essential audiobook for existing fans, The Hemingway Stories highlight the tales that created the legend: storeis of men and women in love and in war and on the hunt, stories of a lost generation born into a fractured time.
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Ernest Hemingway ; selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff
"As featured in the film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novic on PBS"
Read by Stacy Keach and John Bedford Lloyd with an introduction read by Tobias Wolff
