Hemingway on Fishing [Paperback]

From childhood on, Ernest Hemingway was a passionate fisherman. He fished the lakes and creeks near the family's summer home at Walloon Lake, Michigan, and his first stories and reportages were often about his favorite sport. Here, collected for the first time in one volume, are all of his great writings about the many kinds of fishing he did—from trout in the rivers of northern Michigan to marlin in the Gulf Stream.

InA Moveable Feast,Hemingway speaks of sitting in a café in Paris and writing about what he knew best—and when it came time to stop, he “did not want to leave the river.” The story was the unforgettable classic, “Big Two-Hearted River,” and from its first words we do not want to leave the river either. He also wrote articles for theToronto Staron fishing in Canada and Europe and, later, articles forEsquireabout his growing passion for big-game fishing. His last books,The Old Man and the SeaandIslands in the Stream,celebrate his vast knowledge of the ocean and his affection for its great denizens.

Hemingway on Fishingis an encompassing, diverse, and fascinating collection. From the early Nick Adams stories and the memorable chapters on fishing the Irati River inThe Sun Also Risesto such late novels asIslands in the Stream,this collection traces the evolution of a great writer's passion; the range of his interests; the sure use he made of fishing, transforming it into the stuff of great literature.

Anglers and lovers of great writing alike will welcome this important collection.Hemingway's best writing on fishing. It is what Hemingway loved most.—Chicago TribuneHe wrote beautifully about fishing....It is wonderful to see the good stuff again and to be reminded of just how good it was.—American Waymagazine