The Hemingway Stories

As Featured in the Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on PBS

By: Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by: Stacy Keach, John Bedford Lloyd, Tobias Wolff

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

A new collection showcasing the best of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories including his well-known classics, as featured in the magnificent three-part, six-hour PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick - introduced by award-winning author Tobias Wolff.

Ernest Hemingway, a literary icon and considered one of the greatest American writers of all time, is the subject of a major documentary by award-winning filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. This intimate portrait of Hemingway - who brilliantly captured the complexities of the human condition in spare and profound prose, and whose work remains deeply influential in literature and culture - interweaves a close study of biographical events with excerpts from his work.

The Hemingway Stories features Hemingway’s most significant short stories in chronological order, so viewers of the film as well as fans old and new can follow the trajectory of his impressive life and career. Hemingway’s beloved classics, such as “The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber", “Up in Michigan”, “Indian Camp”, and “The Snows of Kilimanjaro", are accompanied by fresh insights from renowned writers around the world - Mario Vargas Llosa, Edna O’Brien, Abraham Verghese, Tim O’Brien, and Mary Karr. Tobias Wolff's introduction adds a new perspective to Hemingway’s work, and Wolff has selected additional stories that demonstrate Hemingway’s talent and range.

The power of Ernest Hemingway’s revolutionary style is perhaps most striking in his short stories, and here listeners can encounter the tales that created the legend: stories of men and women in love and in war and on the hunt, stories of a lost generation born into a fractured time. Featuring the voices of Mary Karr, Edna O’Brien, Michael Katakis, and other authors whose insights are heard in the PBS documentary, this audio collection is a perfect introduction for a new generation of Hemingway listeners and a vital volume for any fan.

©2021 The Hemingway Copyright Owners. All rights reserved. Introduction ©2021 Tobias Wolff. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Heminway's short stories are so good!!

Stacy Keach is a superb narrator. Mr. Keach elevates all of Ernest Hemingway's short stories. Keach is entertaining and keeps you focused on all the stories. I would definitely listen to anything Stacy Keach narrates. Hemingway is one of the best writers America has produced.

Amazing

Hemingway does an amazing job as usual. The short stories do not disappoint. Very much in keeping with his novels and the narration is fantastic. Great job by all!

First Hemingway Exp.

This was my first time experiencing Hemingway in my life. I did not enjoy it at first, but then loved it by the end.

Enjoyed the stories but chapters have no titles for any story!

So overall this is an excellent compilation of Hemingway short stories. I liked the introductions by the various authors just like in the Ken Burns documentary. My only issue is that neither of the Audible or the Kindle version seem to have bothered with providing titles for any of the chapters so you have no idea what stories are in each chapter. I have no idea why this was overlooked and I think they should re-issue this to everyone with the tiles. In the audible version I was able to use the clips to add the names of the titles but you couldn’t do that in the Kindle version.

Loved it.

Hemingway was fantastic. Leach reads it perfectly and Burns is an American treasure. Thanks for putting it together!

As elusive and brilliant as moonlight on the sea

One measure of a great short story is how it impacts you over time. Stories I didn't much like decades ago ("Up in Michigan," "A Clean, Well Lighted Place," "The Killers") now seem exquisite. Stories that seemed exquisite then ("Big Two-Hearted River," "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber") have lost not a scintilla of luster.

This book possesses great narration, excellent intros and keen insights into an author who's been called everything under the sun, both good and bad. Was he bully or nurturer, misogynist or feminist, warmonger or war hater?

I'm convinced that no biographer or filmmaker has gotten Hemingway exactly right, not even Ken Burns and Lynn Novick in their acclaimed 2021 documentary. Hemingway remains as elusive as moonlight on the sea, and as brilliant.

Powerful and Moving Short Stories

These short stories, although written decades ago--some flawed with stereotypical machismo--are still some of the best short stories ever penned.

Ended Too Soon

The highest compliment and recommendation for any book to me is when someone says they weren't ready for it to end.
This was one of those, very rare moments for me. when I wanted more at the end.

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Stacy Keach is the best.

Would have been be a much better listen if they had let Stacy Keach narrate all of the stories.