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Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector's Edition With clear, easy-to-read formatting, this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original. Large Print Features: 18-point font: Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort. Sans-serif font: Clean, modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain. Italics are bolded: Important emphasis is maintained without thin, hard-to-see lettering. Easy-to-read line lengths: Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring. Bullets fly, hearts break, and the weight of the world settles on young shoulders in this powerful collection of short stories. Through raw, unflinching prose, Hemingway explores the chaos of war, the fragility of love, and the struggles of a generation scarred by change and loss. At the center stands Nick Adams-a restless, wounded figure whose search for meaning brings moments of tenderness, brutality, and revelation. Each vignette captures fragments of life, bound by themes of resilience, disillusionment, and the haunting beauty of human experience. Revolutionary in both style and substance, In Our Time redefined modern American literature with its spare, economical prose and piercing emotional depth. Hemingway's ""iceberg theory""-suggesting that what is left unsaid carries equal weight to what is revealed-transformed the way stories were told. Published in 1925, it spoke to the disillusionment of the post-World War I generation and established Hemingway as a defining voice of the Lost Generation.

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Ernest Hemingway, born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, was the second of six children in a family that valued the arts and the outdoors. He spent his youth enjoying summers in Northern Michigan, fostering a love for nature that would later influence his writing. After graduating from high school in 1917, Hemingway began his career as a reporter for The Kansas City Star, where he developed the concise and direct prose style that became his hallmark.In 1918, Hemingway volunteered as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross during World War I and was severely wounded on the Italian Front. This experience deeply shaped his worldview and writing. In 1921, he moved to Paris and joined the expatriate community of artists and writers, publishing his breakout novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926), which captured the disillusionment of the post-war generation. His later works, including A Farewell to Arms (1929) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), cemented his reputation as a literary giant.Hemingway's adventurous life saw him covering wars as a journalist and drawing on these experiences for his stories. In 1952, he published The Old Man and the Sea, winning the Pulitzer Prize and earning the Nobel Prize in Literature the following year. Despite his professional acclaim, Hemingway struggled with health issues and depression, ultimately taking his own life on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho. His work continues to influence writers and readers worldwide.

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