True at First Light

“Library Journal” Twentieth-century American literature could not end on a brighter note than the publication of this book.David Gates “Newsweek” A major literary event. In addition to the book’s intrinsic pleasures, it provides a new window into the tantalizing, unsettling, oceanic world of his experimental, unfinished late work.“I’ve been buying your products for over 10 years, and in that time I’ve been ever more impressed with your selections of fiction and non-fiction. The mix of different authors and their stories has been great!”

Ernest Hemingway did more to influence the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. He has been called “the most important author since Shakespeare.” The publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established him as one of the greatest literary lights of the 20th century. His classic novella The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was also awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. He died in 1961.

Brian Dennehy won Tony Awards for his performances in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and Death of a Salesman on Broadway. Other theater credits include The Iceman Cometh, Hughie, The Exonerated and The Cherry Orchard. His films include Romeo + Juliet, Tommy Boy, Presumed Innocent, F/X, Silverado, Cocoon, and Gorky Park.