The Torrents Of Spring Av Ernest Hemingway

<p>Subtitled ''A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race'', <i>The Torrents of Spring</i> - Hemingway''s second published work - wonderfully parodies the themes and styles of the ''great race'' of writers of his generation.<br><br>Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O''Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Their bizarre stories are a brilliant satire on conventional fiction. The characters they meet are absurd and yet strangely familiar. Short, fast-paced, funny, <i>The Torrents of Spring </i>throws light on Hemingway''s later work - and is a delight to read. Here we can see the developing talent of one of the great novelists of the twentieth century.</p>