Winner Take Nothing

Oct 28, 2024 6:31 AM

Author:Ernest Hemingway

Winner Take Nothing

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.

Reviews

Brilliant ... a panorama of a remarkable talent ... McCullers's finest stories

—— The New York Times

Unexpectedly moving, grimly amusing, intensely atmospheric

—— The Times

The 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 Williams

Of all the Southern writers, she is the most apt to endure

—— Gore Vidal

Almost 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’ , Prospect

Etgar Keret is the voice of young Israel

—— Independent

One of the greatest short story writers alive

—— Ben Rice

One of the most important writers alive... enchantingly witty

—— Clive James

Etgar Keret's extraordinary imagination sets the reader free from slogans and headlines

—— Linda Grant

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