Islands in the Stream

A unique memoir of a life filled with adventure and reflection. This is the story of one of the most famous writers of the 20th century, told through the prism of his character — Thomas Hudson, who has much in common with the author himself. The story tells about an artist and adventurer who is trying to find his place in the world. It is a tale of love, loss, friendship, the struggle for survival, and the search for the meaning of life. The three parts of the novel — «Bimini», «Cuba», and «At Sea» — are like islands of memory in the ocean of time. Pictures of a father's vacations with his sons are replaced by episodes from the final years of World War II, and the sea in the book is a symbol of life, with all its storms and calms. The novel is filled with details from Hemingway's own life: travels, fishing, relationships with family. This allows us to look into the writer's inner world, to understand what inspired and worried him.