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From one of the best writers in American literature, a classic novel about smuggling, intrigue, and love.
To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.
In this harshly realistic, yet oddly tender and wise novel, Hemingway perceptively delineates the personal struggles of both the "haves" and the "have nots" and creates one of the most subtle and moving portraits of a love affair in his oeuvre. By turns funny and tragic, lively and poetic, remarkable in its emotional impact, To Have and Have Not is literary high adventure at its finest.
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"It seems some reviewers are disappointed because it was not as epic as "For whom the bell tolls". However, as one who has devoured everything EH let me say this is quintessential H. It takes some thought and contemplation. Complex yet primal emotions and circumstances of one small set of characters is captured through seemingly adolescent dialogue and self-talk. This is the genius of this work; if you cannot believe the characters through their dialog, you are either much too young to get it, or too inexperienced in "lower class" life to ever hope to understand."
— Peter (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Absorbing and moving. It opens with a fusillade of bullets, reaches its climax with another, and sustains a high pitch of excitement throughout.”
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“Its tragic scenes are rendered with an economy of words and a power that might well be the despair of a lesser writer.”
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“There is adventure, danger, betrayal, and death, but this novel begins and ends with the tough and tender portrait of a man who plays the cards that are dealt him with courage and dignity, long after hope is gone.”
— Amazon.com, editorial review -
“Hemingway’s episodic 1937 novel…benefits greatly from Will Patton’s gritty, understated reading. Patton’s quiet, craggy performance gives shading and nuance to the tough-guy talk…The lightness of Patton’s voice and the close microphone also add an intimacy that pleasantly undercuts the harshness of Harry’s adventures.”
— AudioFile
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Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
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" I actually thought this was one of Hemingway's better works, although, that isn't saying much. "
— Jen, 2/5/2014 -
" Very disjointed and choppy. A tragic story, and written ok but this is obviously not the book that made him such an amazing author. It truly did remind me of assigned reading in high school. "
— Linde, 1/29/2014 -
" "Papa" Hemingway wrote a real man's book here, filled with drinks, fights, boats, fishing, dames and desperate acts. Either due to the language of the Conchs (Key West-ers), the time or the terminology (boats, fishing) I didn't understand quite a few words. The first half had alot of action, then it slowed down. Certainly worth the evening this short book can be read. "
— Sterlingcindysu, 1/24/2014 -
" Not Hemingway's best work, but still good. The economic situation of our nation today makes this book even more fitting. It's easy to understand how financial pressures can cause a good man to do unsavory things when he thinks he has no other choice. "
— Bryan, 1/23/2014 -
" The first Two thirds of the book are great. The Last third is Jibberish. It is noteworthy to mention the first two thirds of the book were written about 2 years ahead of the ending. "
— Josh, 1/20/2014 -
" Drinkin', smugglin', sluggin', pluggin' and a-tuggin'. A pleasing blend of macho laughs and sentimental dames. "
— Matthew, 1/12/2014 -
" Not Hemingway at his best. Even the man himself called it his worst work (which it isn't. Across The River And Into The Trees is). A bit disjointed but still some fine Hemingway moments to be found. "
— Dr., 1/5/2014 -
" pretty good. it doesnt rank up there with his other books. but, if you're a hemingway fan, or if you've visited the Keys then it's worth the easy read. subjects covered: disgruntled WWI vets, rich people, rich gay people, smuggling liquor/chinese from cuba, stealing money from banks, and fishing "
— Timothy, 12/27/2013 -
" It's Hemingway so of course I love it. "
— Alexandra, 12/3/2013 -
" Excellent writing style.. impeccable description of scenes. "
— Dkalog, 12/2/2013 -
" I will always like Hemingway, he always leaves you feeling like 'well this is reality'. And that's exactly what this book did for me. I don't feel a false sense of hope or disdain. Just ready to keep chugging. "
— Joni, 11/30/2013
About Ernest Hemingway
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward–winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019’s Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.
About Will Patton
Will Patton is an award-winning actor and narrator. HIs narrations have earned the prestigious Audie Award for Best Fiction Narration and also won dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards. His numerous film credits include Remember the Titans, The Punisher, The Mothman Prophesies, Armageddon, and The Spitfire Grill. He starred in the TNT miniseries Into the West and on the CBS series The Agency and won Obie Awards in the theater for his performances in Fool for Love and What Did He See.