Written when Hemingway was at the height of hiscreative powers, the stories in Winner Take Nothing glowwith the mark of his unique talent.
Hunters, wives, old men of wisdom, waiters, fighters,women loved, women lost: they are all here, living onthe raw edge, making love, facing the inevitable realityof death.
The characters, the dialogue, the setungs, the remarkableinsight could have come only from Hemingway'simagination. As an introduction to his work, or as anoverview of the themes he developed at greater length inhis novels, it is a stunningly successful collection.