HEMINGWAY, Ernest] Edited by Edward J. O'Brien.
The Best Short Stories of 1923 2.
London: Jonathan Cape , 1924.
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FIRST EDITION OF THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF 1932 2. AMERICAN MARKING ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK APPEARANCE
First British edition. Octavo, rebound in blue cloth. In excellent condition. Ernest Hemingway first appearance in an anthology and his first published book appearance in America, featuring the story "My Old Man". Hemingway's name was misspelled as Hemenway in the volume
First published in 1923 in Paris, Hemingway’s short story, My Old Man, tells the tale of a boy named Joe whose father is a steeplechase jockey, narrated from the boy’s point-of-view. The story received little critical attention as it was considered juvenilia, yet was important in Hemingway’s development as an early exploration of themes that defined his later work such as: American expatriates in post-World War I Europe, weak or "toppled fathers", social corruption, and innocence betrayed.
The Best Short Stories of 1923 2.
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