What Do I Read Next?
- The Sun Also Rises (1926) is often regarded as Hemingway’s finest and most lasting novel. The protagonist, injured in WWI, is hopelessly in love with a woman he cannot have. The narrative follows his and his friends' cynical and disillusioned adventures in Spain during a festival.
- The Great War and Modern Memory (1975), authored by Paul Fussell, explores the literature and culture of WWI, also known as the Great War.
- The Great Gatsby (1925), written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a contemporary of Hemingway, is set in the northeastern United States and vividly depicts the wild and desperate Roaring Twenties.
- Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is a collection of interconnected short stories by Sherwood Anderson, an American writer who was Hemingway’s first inspiration and mentor. Each story reveals more about the small town of Winesburg.
- Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story (1969), by Carlos Baker, is a definitive and highly respected biography of Hemingway.
- Jacob’s Room (1922), one of Virginia Woolf’s novels about WWI, tells the story of a young man who never returns from the war. Jacob is depicted throughout this eerie and haunting novel more by his absence than his presence.
- Death in the Afternoon (1932) is a significant nonfiction work by Ernest Hemingway that delves into the world of bullfighting in Spain.
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