islands in the stream

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First published in 1970, nine years after Ernest Hemingway's death, <em>Islands in the Stream</em>
is the story of an artist and adventurer — a man much like Hemingway
himself. Rich with the uncanny sense of life and action characteristic
of his writing — from his earliest stories <em>(In Our Time)</em> to his last novella <em>(The Old Man and the Sea)</em> — this compelling novel contains both the warmth of recollection that inspired <em>A Moveable Feast</em> and a rare glimpse of Hemingway's rich and relaxed sense of humor, which enlivens scene after scene. <br> Beginning in the 1930s, <em>Islands in the Stream</em>
follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson from his experiences as a painter
on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini, where his loneliness is broken by
the vacation visit of his three young sons, to his antisubmarine
activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. The greater part
of the story takes place in a Havana bar, where a wildly diverse cast of
characters — including an aging prostitute who stands out as one of
Hemingway's most vivid creations — engages in incomparably rich
dialogue. A brilliant portrait of the inner life of a complex and
endlessly intriguing man, <em>Islands in the Stream</em> is Hemingway at his mature best.