The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway

Men and women of passion and action live, fight, question, love and die.

Hemingway’s frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto—of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized—is one of the greatest moments in literary...

When the couple drift to Spain to the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the Bullfight, their affair is strained by new passions, new jealousies, and Jake must finally learn that he will never possess the woman that he loves.

From the thrill, frustration and excitement of the hunt for big game to whisky and soda, fresh butter and Viennese dessert with friends, Hemingway articulates a zest of life, brilantly capturing the landscape of the African continent and its wildlife.

But I would rather have it bent and dulled and know I had to put it on the grindstone and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining, and nothing to say, or smooth and well-oiled in the closet, but unused.'

 

Zbavitës dhe tragjik, i gjallë dhe poetik, me një ndikim të jashtëzakonshëm emocional, “Të kesh dhe të mos kesh” e ngre aventurën e madhe letrare në një nivel të ri.

 The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant...

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the tale of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. This story of heroic endeavour won Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. It stands as a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements.

Për kë bie këmbana është një roman i Ernest Hemingway i botuar në vitin 1940. Hemingëay shfrytëzoi eksperiencën e tij si reporter lufte për të mbërthyer shpirtin e Luftës Civile të Spanjës përmes historisë së mësuesit amerikan Robert Jordan, i cili u bashkua me forcat antifashiste. Ngjarja zhvillohet përgjatë shtatëdhjetë e dy orëve të Jordan në kampin e...

 Here he describes and explains the technical aspects of this dangerous ritual, and "the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick.

To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.

Heminguej u rrit në një mjedis mbytës provincial nën autoritetin e një nëne të rreptë, ndërsa vetëvrasja e të atit la gjurmë të pashlyera në zemrën e tij. Universiteti i parë për Heminguejin u bë Lufta e Parë Botërore. Ai shkoi vullnetar si sanitar në Itali, ku u njoh me tmerret e luftës.

The collection follows Nick's life as a child to parent, along with soldier, veteran, and writer and feature some of Hemingway's earliest work such as "Indian Camp" and some of his best-known short stories, including "Big Two-Hearted River." Perfect for longtime Hemingway fans and as an introduction to one of America's most famous writers.

Hemingway’s frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto—of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized—is one of the greatest moments in literary...