The Torrents of Spring: A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race

"The Torrents of Spring" is a novella written by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1926. Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honor of the Passing of a Great Race", Hemingway used the work as a spoof of the world of writers. It is Hemingway's first long work and was written as a parody of Sherwood Anderson's "Dark Laughter".

Mixed reaction greeted the novella, itself sharply critical of other writers. The work is generally dismissed by critics and seen as vastly less important than "The Sun Also Ris...