The Killers. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9791222062891

The Killers. E-book. Formato EPUB. <b>The Killers</b>&nbsp;is a short story by <b>Ernest Hemingway</b>, published in Scribner&#39;s Magazine in 1927. After its appearance in Scribner&#39;s, the story was published in Men Without Women, Snows of Kilimanjaro, and The Nick Adams Stories. The writer&#39;s depiction of the human experience, his use of satire, and the everlasting themes of death, friendship, and the purpose of life have contributed to make &quot;The Killers&quot; one of Hemingway&#39;s most famous and frequently anthologized short stories.<br />The story features <b>Nick Adams</b>, a famous Hemingway character from his short stories. In this story, Hemingway shows Adams crossing over from teenager to adult. The basic plot of the story involves two hitmen who enter a restaurant seeking to kill a boxer, a Swede named Ole Andreson, who is hiding out for reasons unknown, possibly for winning a fight.<br /><br /><b>Ernest Miller Hemingway</b> (July 21, 1899 &ndash; July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style&mdash;which he termed the iceberg theory&mdash;had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his adventurous lifestyle and public image brought him admiration from later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.