Winner Take Nothing

Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing features fourteen diverse short stories, showcasing his mastery of the form. While some tales have previously graced magazines, many are published here for the first time, with varied characters and settings. Highlights include “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” set in a café, “Homage to Switzerland,” centered around conversations at a railway station restaurant, and “The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio,” set in a hospital’s accident ward. This collection underscores Hemingway's exceptional talent as a short-story writer.