The Torrents of Spring

The Torrents of Spring

<B>An early gem from the greatest American writer of the twentieth century</B> <BR> First published in 1926, <I>The Torrents of Spring</I> is a hilarious parody of the Chicago school of literature. Poking fun at that "great race" of writers, it depicts a vogue that Hemingway himself refused to follow. In style and substance, <I>The Torrents of Spring</I> is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson's <I>Dark Laughter,</I> but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Anderson -- such as D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and John Dos Passos -- come in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, <I>The Torrents of Spring</I> offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.