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So far i've read The Old Man and The Sea as well as Men Without Women. I really enjoyed The Old Man... and enjoyed a few stories from Men Without Women. What are some other Hemingway stories that are good?
Does he ever depart from the theme of masculinity dying so to speak? Admittedly im not well read, and im probably wrong as well as open to being wrong about Hemingway.\
It seems like he really really enjoys writing about traditional masculinity, does he have anything more akin to The Old Man... that is very grounded in mature emotional masculinity.
I don't know if any of that was phrased correctly.
Attempt at a Hemingway thread btw.

>> No.17669155

>>17668851
i didn't get Old Man, and then I read it was Saddam Hussein's favorite book. so Hussein was more patrician than me

>> No.17670039

a farewell to arms - very good, would recommend. Losely based on his own ww1 experience.

For whom the bell tolls - enjoyed more than I thought I would. Erotica prose is not his strong suit though.

Hills like white elephants is also a good short story.

Would definitely recommend a farewell to arms

>> No.17670053

>>17668851
>I really enjoyed The Old Man
What did you like about it?

>> No.17670216

>>17668851
This hyper masculine posing and task of preserving masculinity reeks of repressed homolust

>> No.17670230

>>17670039
>For whom the bell tolls - enjoyed more than I thought I would. Erotica prose is not his strong suit though.
One of my first memorable faps. I really enjoyed the descriptions and they became imprinted on my fantasies.
>tfw no b-cup med gf to fuck in the countryside

>> No.17671324

>>17669155
>so Hussein was more patrician than me
well we do know his name, but who the fuck are you?

>> No.17671381

>>17668851
The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell To Arms, and For Whom The Bell Tolls are all good and worth reading

>> No.17671929

>>17668851
In Our Time is pretty fucking breathtaking, the 1924 version called in our time that’s just the vignettes is also some good shit

>> No.17672179

>>17670053
I liked how straight forward and no nonsense it was. I also found the Old Man to be a very compelling character, in a way he reminds me of my dad when he was dying. Still putting up a fight with what strength and skills he had, yet ready to be taken over by the younger generation.
The way he longed for the Boy throughout most of the book, to me, showed a sort of reverence but lack of touch for the abilities of the generation hes been looking after. He won't be there to see that Boy in his prime, but he helped mold him into what he is.
I just found it compelling and didn't want to stop reading it.
>>17670216
I thought Hemingway could be a homo while reading Men Without Women but I think The Old Man showcases Hemingway's respect for mature masculinity, and the ways that men can utilize it.
>>17671381
I ordered these off ThriftBooks so ill give them a go.
Thanks /lit/

>> No.17672312

men without women has his best stories. In our time as well has some essentials. The rest im not really sure where they're from cause I read them in the collected short stories book... I would just buy that honestly. There's not a bad story there and several of them are incredible. As far as his novels go, they're all fantastic and worth your time but the sun also rises will always be my favorite

>> No.17673507

>>17670216
t. doesn't understand masculinity likely a woman
You probably thought Sam and Frodo were gay

>> No.17673846

>>17668851
get winner take nothing and a moveable feast

>> No.17675351 [DELETED] 

>>17670216
all good writers were fags