# Torrents of Spring

An audiobook by Ernest Hemingway, read by LibriVox volunteers (2 h 10 min, English).

The Torrents of Spring was Hemingway's second novel to be published. It would not be wrong to say that it is unique among the author's work as it is a clear parody of Sherwood Anderson's Dark Laughter and full of absurdist humor. Were Hemingway's name not attached to it, one might wonder who actually wrote the novel. The work is a product of its time and the reader is cautioned that there are uncomfortable portrayals of both a Black man and Native Americans. In truth, no one is treated in a sensitive way. (Summary by KevinS)

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/19111)

## Chapters

1. Part 1, Red and Black Laughter, Chapters 1-5 (34:36): https://archive.org/download/torrents_of_spring_ks_2303_librivox/torrentsofspring_01_hemingway_64kb.mp3
2. Part 2, The Struggle for Life, Chapters 6-10 (33:28): https://archive.org/download/torrents_of_spring_ks_2303_librivox/torrentsofspring_02_hemingway_64kb.mp3
3. Part 3, Men in War and the Death of Society, Chapters 11 and 12 (31:18): https://archive.org/download/torrents_of_spring_ks_2303_librivox/torrentsofspring_03_hemingway_64kb.mp3
4. Part 4, The Passing of a Great Race and the Making and Marring of Americans, Chapters 13-16, Author's Final Note to the Reader (30:13): https://archive.org/download/torrents_of_spring_ks_2303_librivox/torrentsofspring_04_hemingway_64kb.mp3