The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories
— 1938 —
War, Love, and Mortality Across Hemingway’s Definitive Short Works
The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories collects Hemingway’s complete short fiction up to that point, along with his Spanish Civil War-era play The Fifth Column. The stories include enduring classics like “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” “The Killers,” and “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.” These works showcase Hemingway’s evolution as a master of understated, emotionally charged storytelling. The volume stands as a landmark compilation of his literary power and thematic breadth.