Ok, It’s not Hemingway but a good discussion below about Hem. I highlighted it in case you are short on time. Best to all for the Holiday season! Christine
BY THE BOOK The Best Book That Amor Towles Ever Received as a Gift Credit…Rebecca Clarke Sept. 23, 2021 “My wife gave me the first edition of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’ to be published in English (in 1886),” says the novelist Amor Towles, whose new book is “The Lincoln Highway.” “That the edition was in […]
Did Hemingway like any of the movies made from his Books? Well maybe one.
(Credit: Alamy) 19 hours ago Swapnil Dhruv Bose ‘The Killers’: The only adaptation that Ernest Hemingway loved ‘THE KILLERS’ – ROBERT SIODMAK 4 A masterful example of the quintessential film noir, The Killers has gone down in history as one of the best works from the immensely popular genre. Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway, this was […]
Hemingway’s Best Novels in someone’s opinion. This includes the Big Three, and does not include A Moveable Feast which was not a novel–or was it?
The Best Hemingway Novels By Nancy W. Sindelar | Jun 06, 2014 Photo Credit: The Estate of Yousuf Karsh In her new biography, Influencing Hemingway: The People and Places That Shaped His Life and Work, Nancy W. Sindelar introduces the reader to the individuals who played significant roles in Hemingway’s development as both a man […]
The Hemingway App: So how did Hem do when put to the test?
Hemingway Takes the Hemingway Test. The article is a bit long itself but interesting. There is such a thing as too terse. By Ian Crouch Charles McGrath wroteabout a newly digitized collection of ephemera from Ernest Hemingway’s Cuban estate, Finca Vigía, which confirms that the famously terse writer was, as McGrath says, “a hoarder.” Ticket stubs, […]
Take a trip without leaving home: Hemingway’s A MOVEABLE FEAST
Travel Through Books: In times of pandemic, transport yourself to different destinations via travel books June 27, 2021 3:00 AM Considering that a third wave is imminent, a wiser and safer alternative perhaps would be to transport oneself to different destinations through books. Here, we bring to you some popular travel books to read while at […]
5 More surprising Facts: continuation of article by Scott Beggs
6. One of Ernest Hemingway’s best works came about from him leaving some luggage at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. Speaking of A Moveable Feast, Hemingway wrote it later in life (it was published posthumously) after a 1956 stay at the Ritz Hotel in Paris wherein he was reminded that he’d left a steamer trunk (made for him […]
10 Surprising Facts About Ernest Hemingway
BY SCOTT BEGGSJULY 21, 2019(UPDATED: APRIL 2, 2021) Ernest Hemingway was a titan of 20th-century literature, converting his lived experiences in multiple wars into rich, stirring tales like A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. The avid sportsman also called upon his love for the outdoors to craft bittersweet metaphorical works like Big Two-Hearted River and the […]
Happy 122nd birthday, Mr. Hemingway. July 21 1899.
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 […]
Presentations coming up through The Hemingway Society
For those who are members, the Hemingway Society has some wonderful Webinars coming up. Some are academic; some very timely; some just plain interesting and illuminating. Hope all are having a good summer. Best, Christine A Publication of the Hemingway Society | July 13, 2021THE HEMINGWAY SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO BEGIN OUR2021 WEBINAR SERIESDear Hemingway […]