And a bit more about Cuts from FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (This is really interesting when he discusses with Perkins what he might change or did change.)
By April 20, 1940, he told Max Perkins that he had thirty-two chapters completed. That month he decided on a title. As he had done in the past, he turned to the Bible and Shakespeare for inspiration, and after considering some twenty-five possibilities he settled on The Undiscovered Country. But he was not completely satisfied with […]
Hemingway and Fitzgerald: It never gets old. We just can’t stop figuring out how to compare them. See new play below. Best, Christine
Bullfight on Third Avenue, Bewley’s Cafe: Ghosts of Hemingway and Fitzgerald meet in an Irish bar Bullfight on Third Avenue Bewley’s Café Theatre, Dublin Until August 3 Katy Hayes July 13 2019 2:30 Eddie Naughton’s new play continues his series of chamber dramas of the literary left. His neat plays are tightly focused on great […]
Hemingway Huffington Post Trivia: Part one
Happy New year to all: Below is the Huffington Post’s list of Hemingway Trivia BY TODD VAN LULING. A few were new to me. Best to all for 2018. Love, Christine 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Ernest Hemingway By Todd Van Luling Below are obscure facts about the novelist’s life, pulled from old interviews […]
An Irish writer follows Hem/Fitzgerald Trail
Ciara O’Callaghan, who is a travel writer for the Irish Times, just wrote an article on trailing F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway and following their European, American, and Caribbean travels. Noting that they were the Jekyll and Hyde equivalent in the literary world with Hemingway being the ultimate man’s man, bullfighter, and womanizer and Fitzgerald being […]
Visit To the Hemingway Collection in Boston Part 1
I was in Boston for a few days and took the opportunity to visit the Hemingway collection at the JFK Library and Museum. It’s about 20 minutes depending on traffic from downtown in a cab but shuttle buses travel out there more inexpensively as well. It is right on the water and very modern […]
More about Hemingway’s Letters
For readers of Ernest Hemingway, it can be tempting to mix the iconic writer’s fictional characters with the public persona of the writer himself. He never kept a journal and apparently integrated many of his personal experiences into his art. More of Hemingway’s letters are being published and they are so revealing and fun. For […]
Play in LA about Hem and Scott: UPDATE RE CAST!
If you are in the Toluca Lake area, this looks good, fun, thought provoking! There is a new cast member playing F. Scott Fitzgerald: now played by Kevin Blake. Please go to see it if you can! I have heard good things. Love, Christine Scott and Hem is a brilliant play about two brilliant literary […]
More Hemingway and Fitzgerald
In the world of renowned and important authors, it can be argued that no writer has ever given us as many interesting real life tales and correspondence than the “Papa” of 20th century fiction: Ernest Hemingway They were the top dogs, supporters and admirers of the other. A few anecdotes of their relationship. note however […]
THE NEXT VOLUME OF HEMINGWAY’S LETTERS 1926-1929
Just when you think everything that can possibly be written about Hemingway or his life or his writing has been done, another level of knowledge is uncovered. The third volume of Hemingway’s letters, which covers the period 1926 to 1929, has been published. Those were truly wonderful years. He wrote The Sun Also Rises […]