#43 in Short stories
In Our Time
- 156
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“In Our Time” is Hemingway’s first story collection, and the place where his spare, clipped style takes shape. Its stories, many of them following Nick Adams, alternate with brief vignettes he had first published in France in 1924. Many readers find the book uneven; some single out “Big Two-Hearted River” and “Indian Camp” as its finest pieces. Anyone wondering where the later novels began will find the first steps here.
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About the book
In Our Time is the title of Ernest Hemingway's first collection of short stories, published in 1925 by Boni & Liveright, New York, and of a collection of vignettes published in 1924 in France titled in our time. Its title is derived from the English Book of Common Prayer, "Give peace in our time, O Lord".
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Short stories average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 51 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is In Our Time?
It has 156 pages — shorter than 80% of the ranked books in Short stories.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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