Author:Ernest Hemingway
Written when Hemingway was at the height of his creative powers, the stories in Winner Take Nothing glow with the mark of his unique talent.
Hunters, wives, old men of wisdom, waiters, fighters, women loved, women lost: they are all here, living on the raw edge, making love, facing the inevitable reality of death.
The characters, the dialogue, the settings, the remarkable insight could have come only from Hemingway's imagination. As an introduction to his work, or as an overview of the themes he developed at greater length in his novels, it is a stunningly successful collection. From one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
Brilliant ... a panorama of a remarkable talent ... McCullers's finest stories
—— The New York TimesUnexpectedly moving, grimly amusing, intensely atmospheric
—— The TimesThe greatest prose writer that the South produced ... She has examined the heart of man with an understanding that no other writer can hope to surpass
—— Tennessee WilliamsOf all the Southern writers, she is the most apt to endure
—— Gore VidalAlmost unbearably moving
—— Terry Eagleton, on ‘Dirty Weekend’Brilliant . . . a jolt of thought electrifying the clogged tissue of the human heart
—— Alex Linklater, on ‘Radiant Heat’Stunning
—— David Goodhart, on ‘Sacred Heart’ , ProspectEtgar Keret is the voice of young Israel
—— IndependentOne of the greatest short story writers alive
—— Ben RiceOne of the most important writers alive... enchantingly witty
—— Clive JamesEtgar Keret's extraordinary imagination sets the reader free from slogans and headlines
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