Undergraduates will be the readers of this companion to the Hemingway classic. Valenti (English, U. of North Carolina, Pembroke) includes chapters on the story's formal characteristics, descriptions of Cuban marine life, historical background to life in Cuba, Cuba's ethnic heritage and culture, discussion of the sports featured in the story, and the impact of an American writer situating an essentially apolitical story in a Communist country. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)