In Our Time/De Nos Jours

His sparse prose packs a punch, but I wonder if that simplicity was a deliberate choice to evoke more feeling. Do others feel like the style enhances or limits the storytelling?

Hemingway seems to explore the trauma of war without dwelling on it overtly. How did this approach affect your connection to the characters and their experiences?

The stories are non-linear and interwoven with vignettes. Was this meant to mirror the chaos of the modern world or the fragmented nature of memory?