Title
"The Killers": Ernest Hemingway
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Opens with a survey of the story’s publication history and critical reception before moving into a discussion of Hemingway’s classic use of omission and Nick’s initiation into a world of violence and chaos. Reprints sixteen critical essays ranging from 1936 to 2013. Concludes with an annotated bibliography for further reading, including bibliographies, biographies, and criticism.
Published in
Short Story Criticism
Volume
232
Date
2017
Pages
249-320
COinS
Citation
Kolstad, Jonathan. “‘The Killers’: Ernest Hemingway.” In Short Story Criticism Vol. 232, edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau, 249-320. Detroit: Gale, 2017.