The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 1925 to 1972

Ernest Hemingway

Literary and generalLiterary fictionClassics

Ernest Hemingway wrote spare, understated fiction about war, love and courage. His recurring character Nick Adams, a version of the young Hemingway, appears in many of his short stories, from boyhood in Michigan to the First World War.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The Nick Adams stories are spread across his collections and were gathered in 1972. His novels each have their own cast.

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Ernest Hemingway books in order

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Nick Adams

4 books · Set in Northern MichiganLiterary fictionClassics
  1. 1In Our Time1925With Nick AdamsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Men Without Women1927Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Winner Take Nothing1933Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Nick Adams Stories1972With Nick AdamsBuy on Amazon

Novels

6 booksLiterary fictionClassics
  1. 1The Sun Also Rises1926With Jake Barnes · Set in ParisBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Farewell to Arms1929With Frederic Henry · Set in the Italian frontBuy on Amazon
  3. 3To Have and Have Not1937With Harry Morgan · Set in Key WestBuy on Amazon
  4. 4For Whom the Bell Tolls1940With Robert Jordan · Set in Sierra de Guadarrama, SpainBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Across the River and into the Trees1950With Colonel Richard Cantwell · Set in VeniceBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Old Man and the Sea1952With Santiago · Set in HavanaBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Nick Adams

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