Un écrivain désabusé voyage en Floride avec une femme beaucoup plus jeune que lui : ils vont au restaurant, boivent un verre, parlent de la guerre d'Espagne, de leur vie, d'avenir et font l'amour... Soudain tout se trouble, le soupçon de l'inceste rôde, les difficultés à écrire et à vivre resurgissent et, avec elles, l'inexorable fatalité. Réflexion sur l'écriture et l'amour, ce court roman rassemble toutes les obsessions d'un des géants de la littérature américaine.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist known for his distinctive writing style and portrayal of masculinity. His most notable works include "The Old Man and the Sea," "A Farewell to Arms," and "The Sun Also Rises." Hemingway's writing is characterized by its spare prose, realistic dialogue, and emphasis on themes of war, love, and loss. He is credited with revolutionizing the modern American novel and influencing generations of writers with his minimalist approach to storytelling. "The Old Man and the Sea," a novella about an aging fisherman's struggle with a marlin, remains one of Hemingway's most famous and enduring works, winning him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953 and solidifying his reputation as a literary giant.
