Part II: Pauline Pfeiffer, Wife # 2
“She shot very well this good, this rich bitch, this kindly caretaker and destroyer of his talent. Nonsense. He had destroyed his talent himself. Why should he blame this woman because she kept him well? He had destroyed his talent by not using it, by betrayals of himself and what he believed in, by drinking […]
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 […]
More about Cuts to FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Also Martha and Pauline
Myths about Ernest Hemingway—the hard-living, hard-drinking, celebrity he-man—have proliferated almost to the same extent as his literary fame and have inevitably clouded opinions of his work, especially for those who have not read it or read it closely. Even a writer as fine as Orhan Pamuk has misjudged Hemingway’s literature, referring to “his war-loving heroes” […]
Things Hemingway Cut From FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Part I
Fascinating. Media/Photos added by me. Best, Christine What Hemingway Cut From For Whom the Bell Tolls An Epilogue, For Starters VIA SCRIBNERBy Seán Hemingway July 16, 2019 During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), Spain became a battleground in the fight between freedom and fascism. Fascism prevailed. To gain a powerful and palpable impression of the civil war in […]
Recent Reviews of Hemingway’s Key West Home and MuseumTour
Happy Holidays to all! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I live in CT so dreaming of warm locales comes naturally at this time of year. In case you are thinking of a Southern trip, may I suggest considering one of our territories (Puerto Rico if available and utilities restored by the time of your […]
Hemingway and the Green Hills of Africa
#Hemingwaysafrica Everything in the Hemingway world seems to be percolating and changing and evolving, especially new versions of his classics. Hemingway wrote the Green Hills of Africa in 1935. He and his second wife Pauline had just taken a hunting safari on the Serengeti Plains leaving Jack, Gregory and Patrick at home. Hemingway then […]
How well do you know Hemingway?
#Hemingwaytrivia Hemingway and Key West have influenced one another in many surprising ways. See for yourself: Take the How Well Do You Know Hemingway? quiz. So I think I know almost everything about Hemingway. I got 7 of ten correct and I think I know everything. However, I misread one question or I would have had […]
Was Hemingway Religious?
#Hemingwayscatholicism #Hemingwaysfuneral #HemingwayandPauline Ernest Hemingway was born a Protestant but converted to Catholicism when he married Pauline Pfeiffer, his second Wife. Pauline was an observant Catholic who took her religion seriously. Hemingway, who was never observant, but arguably always religious told Gary Cooper that becoming a Catholic was one of the best things he’d […]
Photos only with commentary: Part 2. The Pauline years
Veterans get help from Hemingway Source
Writing Retreat for Military Veterans at Hemingway-Pfeiffer Gets Underway July 24-26 For an intensive weekend, Vets can write and gain access to their creative side at the homestead of Pauline Pfeiffer, Hemingway’s second wife. her Uncle Gus was a generous patron to Hemingway in his earlier years and in fact, Hem dedicated A Farewell to […]