In Our Time

short stories by Hemingway

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In Our Time is a collection of short stories by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1925. The collection features 15 stories, many of which focus on the coming-of-age experiences of the fictional character Nick Adams, set in the woods of Michigan. Nick Adams also appears in other Hemingway collections, such as Men Without Women (1927). Hemingway's distinctive, concise prose style significantly influenced 20th-century American and British fiction.12

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Nick Adams
Adams first appears in In Our Time (1925), a collection of 15 stories, including coming-of-age experiences in the woods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The character also appears, at various stages of his life, in the short-story collection Men Without Women (1927). Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man…
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Adams first appears in In Our Time (1925), a collection of 15 stories, including coming-of-age experiences in the woods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The character also appears, at various stages of his life, in the short-story collection Men Without Women (1927). Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man…
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Ernest Hemingway
Young Hemingway
…a collection of stories called In Our Time, was published in New York City; it was originally released in Paris in 1924.
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…a collection of stories called In Our Time, was published in New York City; it was originally released in Paris in 1924.
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