Thank you, Brandon King
I posted this in January but i read it again last night and it deserves to be posted again. A man after my own heart. Please read. I added some different photos. Best to all, Christine Lessons from Hemingway: A guide to life Brandon King / Red Dirt Report “A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest […]
THE TRUE GEN: Hemingway and Gary Cooper (Part One)
Reprint from last year as there was some interest in the Coop/Hem friendship. Best, Christine THE TRUE GEN: HEMINGWAY’S PHRASE FOR DISTINGUISHING THE REAL FROM THE FAKE, THE GENUINE ARTICLE FROM THE PHONY PART ONE I re-watched The True Gen, a documentary about Hemingway’s relationship with Gary Cooper. It’s narrated by the wonderful Sam Waterston […]
Show Presents three female perspectives on Legendary Writer
Hello all Hemingway readers and scholars: this is a one woman show in which Hemingway is presented through the lens of willa cather, marjorie kinnan rawlings, and gertrude stein. I added some photos. On Hemingway’: Show presents three female perspectives on legendary writer Will Watts, CorrespondentPublished 5:02 a.m. ET Jan. 19, 2018 (Photo: Edie Daly) […]
Words of Wisdom: Truisms and Questionables: Enjoy
I enjoyed this and added the media. Thank you as always for reading this blog. Best, Christine Speaking Words Of Wisdom … BY KELLY HERTZ kelly.hertz@yankton.net Jan 4, 2018 During the past year, I had a desktop calendar delivering me (mostly) daily doses of the “365 Greatest Things Ever Said.” While I could dispute the […]
Ezra Pound, Hemingway, Politics that split them up.
My friend Trudy found this interesting Article about the writers of Paris in the ’20s. I edited it to shorten but I think you will enjoy it. Photos added by me. Best, Christine Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound’s friendship spanned continents—and ideologies. By ALLEN MENDENHALL • May 5, 201 Michael Hogue Ernest Hemingway, fresh off […]
HOW DRIVING AMBULANCES IN WW I INSPIRED HEMINGWAY
How driving ambulances during World War I inspired Hemingway By Michael Riedel March 19, 2017 Several major artists and innovators of the 20th century served as volunteer ambulance drivers during World War I, shaping their experiences on the battlefield into groundbreaking works. The carnage horrified poet E.E. Cummings, who drove an ambulance in France. He […]
Hemingway as Opera or Broadway Musical?
I’ve always wondered myself why no Broadway shows or musicals have ever been made of Hemingway’s work. It seems that some of them would lend themselves well. A Farewell to Arms certainly could be a tragic, beautiful story with music – as it is even without the music. I just read an […]
NO PAIN, NO GAIN Theory of Writing
I just read an article about writers who make themselves physically uncomfortable—perhaps consciously or unconsciously—as a spark to their creative juices. I wrote a blog post a couple of months ago about the strange writing habits of some writers and this is a variation on that theme. Below I will give you the cite for the […]
Review of New Movie: Papa Hemingway in Cuba–Not too good
I am sorry to report that one of the early reviews of the new movie with Adrian Sparks as Hemingway and Giovanni Ribisi as Ed Meyers, a young journalist, was pretty sour. Beyond loving the Cuban scenery, the description of the movie as wooden is an “ouch” moment. Instead of flashing back to some of […]
Update: Review of London opening of The Fifth Column
This is a luke warm and unenthusiastic review of Hemingway’s only play, but still, if you happen to be in London between now and April 15, perhaps worth a viewing. The Fifth Column at Southwark Playhouse | Theatre review Frances Lai 1st April 2016 Hardly mentioned and scarcely recognised among Ernest Hemingway’s renowned works, The […]