Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hem and Scott I just finished a book about the life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald called “Z.” It was interesting. Zelda’s hatred for Hemingway came across loud and clear. I know that it’s historically true. However, there’s a claim that Hemingway came on to her, which didn’t strike me as true based on all that […]
Paula McLain on THE PARIS WIFE
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast I came across this footage and liked it. You might enjoy seeing Ms. McLain talk […]
Hem’s 16 Essential Books for Reading
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector. ― Ernest Hemingway Hemingway was notoriously generous to young writers and fans seeking his input. A.E. Hotchner who became a good confidante and friend met Hem in the Spring of 1948 when he was dispatched to Cuba on assignment by Cosmopolitan magazine to get […]
Myth # 3: Hemingway as Misogynist??
The one thing I know is that a woman should never marry a man who hated his mother. Martha Gellhorn. I write one page of masterpiece to ninety-one pages of shit. I try to put the shit in the wastebasket. Ernest Hemingway Hemingway Misogynist (Definition) – noun, jargon. A male heterosexual individual whose misogynistic beliefs are seen […]
Why the Hemingway Collection is in Boston.
The largest collection of Hemingway letters and memorabilia is in Boston, Massachusetts at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. Mary Welch Hemingway, Hem’s fourth wife, made that selection. While Hemingway and John Kennedy never met, Kennedy respected Hemingway’s writing and person. In his own Pulitzer Prize winning book, Profiles in Courage, Kennedy cited Hemingway’s […]
Hemingway Myths: MYTH ONE
Hemingway Myths Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway MYTH 1 Hemingway cultivated the macho image because he wasn’t really. Actually he really was all that and more. Macho that is. While we can quibble about what macho means, for the purpose […]
The Nobel Prize For Literature in 1954
He did it. He should have done it in 1942 for For Whom the Bell Tolls but the committee was divided; some felt the sexual content was “improper”; no prize was awarded at all that year. It’s a bit sad that the award happened when it did, as Hem was not up to accepting it in person […]
Up in Michigan: Hemingway Country. Dear Readers: My friend and fellow Hemingway fan, Don, called my attention to the below article. I loved it and hope you enjoy it too. I added a few more photos. Best, Christine
Following Hemingway: Motorcycle Adventure on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula By William M. Murphy – July 9, 2014 Iconic author Ernest Hemingway followed his own path in a distinctively adventurous manner. I’ve compared his approach to life to that of motorcyclists, pursuing adventure on lonely ribbons of asphalt, willingly exposed to difficulties they could have chosen to avoid. There are […]
A short three minute biography of Hemingway on YOUTUBE
Please enjoy this short clip of Hemingway’s Life. Best, Christine https://youtu.be/0JQDe0GCNHg?t=176
Romance: Hemingway and Marlene Dietrich
Hemingway was a romantic. Sure, he was macho and tough and a man’s man in many ways, but he enjoyed women greatly and always had a close and loving relationship with Marlene Dietrich. One of Hemingway’s love letters to her is going up for auction. It is expected it will garner something in the vicinity […]