{"product_id":"islands-in-the-stream-by-ernest-hemingway","title":"Islands in the Stream, by Ernest Hemingway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1970, nine years after Ernest Hemingway's death, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(In Our Time)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to his last novella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(The Old Man and the Sea)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — this compelling novel contains both the warmth of recollection that inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Moveable Feast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a rare glimpse of Hemingway's rich and relaxed sense of humor, which enlivens scene after scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning in the 1930s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands in the Stream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Hemingway at his mature best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed. Paperback. Good condition. Some wear and tear. Minor shelf wear to the bottom of the book. Minor damage to the corners of the book. Some very minor damage to the spine of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carpe Librum Baltimore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931753709872,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/1511\/6080\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_6bf59bbc-a1ab-4578-9837-1bc9256106c2.jpg?v=1791075592","url":"https:\/\/carpelibrumbaltimore.com\/products\/islands-in-the-stream-by-ernest-hemingway","provider":"Carpe Librum Baltimore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}