

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories (1938): This short story collection contains Hemingway’s only full-length play, “The Fifth Column.”įor Whom the Bell Tolls (1940): The third of Hemingway’s definitive novels, along with “The Sun Also Rises” and “A Farewell to Arms.” It’s a war novel set during the Spanish Civil War and tells the story of Robert Jordan, an American Spanish language instructor and demolitions expert.Īcross the River and Into the Trees (1950): Written in three separate countries, Hemingway brought his “iceberg theory” writing style to the surface. To Have and Have Not (1937): This is Hemingway’s only novel set in the United States.

Green Hills of Africa (1935): Ernest Hemingway’s second nonfiction book, it chronicles some of the adventures he and his wife experienced while on safari in Africa. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is one of the several highlights. Winner Take Nothing (1933): Hemingway’s third short story collection. The novel is mostly about Hemingway’s time as an ambulance driver in Italy, and his romance with nurse Agnes von Kurowsky.ĭeath in the Afternoon (1932): Hemingway’s nonfiction book about the traditions of Spanish bullfighting. Men Without Women (1927): The second collection of Hemingway’s short stories.Ī Farewell to Arms (1929): Hemingway’s second major novel and considered to be somewhat semi-autobiographical. It was the novel that initially made Hemingway famous, and is considered by most to be his best work. The Sun Also Rises (1926): The first major Hemingway novel. It has been largely forgotten by literary critics who wish to focus on Hemingway’s later work. The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race (1926): Hemingway’s first novella, and a spoof of the writers of the time.
