"Hemingway's passion comes across, just as he did, as larger than life."--Publishers Weekly

"Hemingway's best writing involving fishing...Highly recommended."--Library Journal

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He is one of the most recognized authors of the twentieth century.

A priceless collection of the Nobel Prize–winning author’s writing about angling.

 

From childhood on, Ernest Hemingway was a passionate fisherman. He fished the lakes and creeks near the family’s summer home at Walloon Lake, Michigan, and his first stories and reportage were often about his favorite sport. Here, collected for the first time in one volume, are all of Papa’s great writings about the many kinds of fishing he enjoyed—from trout in the rivers of northern Michigan to marlin in the Gulf Stream. In A Moveable Feast, Hemingway speaks of sitting in a cafe in Paris and writing about what he knew best—and when it came time to stop, he “did not want to leave the river”; the story was the unforgettable classic, “Big Two-Hearted River,” and from its first words we do not want to leave the river either. He wrote articles for the Toronto Star on fishing in Canada and Europe and, later, articles for Esquire about his growing passion for big-game fishing. And, of course, in such classic novels as The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway transformed his love of fishing and his vast knowledge of the ocean into great American literature.

 

Hemingway on Fishing is a diverse and fascinating collection of the great novelist’s writing about fishing. From the early Nick Adams stories and the memorable chapters on fishing the Irati River in The Sun Also Rises to such late novels as Islands in the Stream and The Garden of Eden, this collection traces the evolution of a great writer’s passion and how it influenced his life’s work. Anglers and lovers of great writing alike will relish this landmark collection.

“This selection of stories and excerpts is important because, not
only are they splendid reading, but they illustrate how important
fishing was in my father’s life and in his literature.”

                                                    —from the foreword by Jack Hemingway

 

“A priceless collection that is long overdue.”

                                                    —Sports Afield

 

“Hemingway’s passion comes across, just as he did, as larger than life.”

                                                    —Publishers Weekly

 

“This marvelous volume offers Hemingway’s best writing involving
fishing gleaned from his fiction and nonfiction. Hemingway on
Fishing is a trophy-sized catch to enjoy in and out of season, so grab yourself a cold one, get comfortable, and go fishing with Papa!”

                                                    —Library Journal

 

“A delightful compilation.”         —Foreword Magazine

 

“This is Papa at his macho best.”       —Virginia Quarterly Review

Imprint: The Lyons Press
Distributor: The Globe Pequot Press
Publication Date: 10-01-2007
Pages: 296
Measurements: 9.25in X 7.00in