Ernest Hemingway

The Killers is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1927 in Scribner’s Magazine. The story takes place in a small restaurant in the town of Summit, where two unknown men enter with a strange and threatening attitude. George, the manager, and Nick Adams, a young customer, watch with growing concern as the strangers take over the place. It soon becomes clear that they have come to kill a man named Ole Anderson. As the tension mounts, Nick finds himself caught up in a situation that brings him face to face with the brutality of violence and the inevitability of fate.

The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1936, is a short story that narrates the intense experience of a wealthy man on a safari in Africa with his wife and a professional hunter. During the expedition, the big game hunt becomes a test of character that exposes his deepest fears and alters the balance of power in his marriage. Between the tension of the hunt and personal conflicts, Macomber faces a decisive moment that will change his life.

“Cat in the Rain” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that tells the story of an American couple staying at a hotel in Italy. During a rainy afternoon, the wife is attracted to a cat she sees in the rain from the window of their room. Her interest in the feline leads her to … Read more