First published in 1926, "The Torrents of Spring" is a hilarious parody of the Chicago school of literature. Poking fun at that "great race" of writers, it depicts a vogue that Hemingway himself refused to follow. In style and substance, "The Torrents of Spring" is a burlesque of Sherwood Anderson's "Dark Laughter, " but in the course of the narrative, other literary tendencies associated with American and British writers akin to Anderson -- such as D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce and John Dos Passos -- come in for satirical comment. A highly entertaining story, "The Torrents of Spring" offers a rare glimpse into Hemingway's early career as a storyteller and stylist.