ERNEST HEMINGWAY
u003cbu003eAn early gem of satire and humor from the greatest American writer of the twentieth century.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eFirst published in 1926, u003ciu003eThe Torrents of Springu003c/iu003e is a hilarious parody of the Chicago school of literature. Poking fun at that "great race" of writers, it depicts a vogue that Hemingway himself refused to follow. In style and substance, u003ciu003eThe Torrents of Springu003c/iu003e is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson's u003ciu003eDark Laughteru003c/iu003e, but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Andersonsuch as D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and John Dos Passoscome in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, u003ciu003eThe Torrents of Spring u003c/iu003eoffers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.
