内容简介
FromErnestHemingway'sPreface:'Therearemanykindsofstoriesinthisbook.Ihopeyouwillfindsomethatyoulike-Ingoingwhereyouhavetogo,anddoingwhatyouhavetodo,andseeingwhatyouhavetosee,youdullandblunttheinstrumentyouwritewith.ButIwouldratherhaveitbentanddulledandknowIhadtoputitonthegrindstoneandhammeritintoshapeandputawhetstonetoit,andknowthatIhadsomethingtowriteabout,thantohaveitbrightandshining,andnothingtosay,orsmoothandwell-oiledinthecloset,butunused.'ThisisacollectionofHemingway'sfirstforty-nineshortstories,featuringabriefintroductionbytheauthorandlesserknownaswellasfamiliartales,including"UpinMichigan","FiftyGrand",and"TheLightoftheWorld",andthe"SnowsofKilimanjaro","WinnerTakeNothing"and"MenWithoutWomen"collections.
作者简介
ErnestMillerHemingwaywasborninChicagoin1899asthesonofadoctorandthesecondofsixchildren.AfterastintasanambulancedriverattheItalianfront,HemingwaycamehometoAmericain1919,onlytoreturntothebattlefield-thistimeasareporterontheGreco-Turkishwar-in1922.Resigningfromjournalismtofocusonhiswritinginstead,hemovedtoPariswhereherenewedhisearlierfriendshipwithfellowAmericanexpatriatessuchasEzraPoundandGertrudeStein.Throughtheyears,Hemingwaytravelledwidelyandwroteavidly,becominganinternationallyrecognizedliterarymasterofhiscraft.HereceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954,followingthepublicationofTheOldManandtheSea.Hediedin1961.