Ernest Hemingway: (OCT 23) The Nick Adams Stories

Hemingway’s Nick Adams Stories (1972) chronicle a boy’s coming of age to face the complexities of adulthood. Nick must witness evil and the seeming futility of life on his own. He learns that the best hope and healing can be found in nature and the wilderness. In these twenty-four linked stories Nick encounters love, war and loss with growing courage, stoicism and resilience.

Hemingway’s spare, unadorned style and the simplicity and economy of the language offer a timeless portrait of a young man coming to peace with existence.

Mary Murphy, Ph.D., received her doctorate in English and American Literature from New York University. Her expertise is in the 19^th-century American novel. Newport artists and writers are an area of interest as are classic films. Mary taught English at the university level for many years before retiring to Newport.