Ernest Hemingway's Short Stories
Diving into the Nick Adam's series!
The time has finally come, this month, we are reading some of Hemingway’s best work, his Nick Adams stories.
These are as autofiction as you get with Hemingway, and are also his strongest narratives embedded with a ton of symbolism.
We are going to read these stories for our first selection
Indian Camp
Now I Lay Me
A Way You’ll Never Be
Big Two Hearted River
Throughout our Hemingway course/book club, we will view the novels through a loose framing of trauma. Hemingway’s works are a field guide for trauma and narrative repair, and if you’re new to analyzing trauma in literature, here are some things to look out for.
Delay
Repetition Compulsion
Retrenchment
Idee Fixxee
Death Fear
Death Impulse
Hypervigilance
Nightmares/Insomnia
Disassociation
Diversion
Narrative Repair/Talking
Anti-Narrative
Flashbacks
Numbing
Once you understand the signs/symptoms of trauma and the methods of narrative repair Hemingway puts his characters through, you will appreciate the genius of his work much more!
I would still encourage you to join if you can’t make the call because you can
Watch the recorded calls, which will be posted below
Lurk and listen to the call while it’s live if you’re busy with your family, commuting, working, or doing whatever. I am 100% fine with you popping in, saying your thoughts, and leaving if you’re super busy!
You can maybe make it to one of our other 10+ book clubs every month
FYI, beginners and expert readers are all welcome :)
We will meet on the date below at 9:00 AM PST on Zoom and talk for 30 minutes
August 2nd - Nick Adams Stories