Saturday, July 2, 2011

Hem


50 years ago this morning the leading light of mid 20th century American Literature was extinguished in Ketchum, Idaho.


Hemingway House-Key West, Florida

For a concise look at why Ernest left so suddenly, take a read at John Walsh's analysis in the Independent.

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9 comments:

  1. Suburban PrincessJuly 2, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    Hi house is on my bucket list. Have you read The Paris Wife? I have heard it is very good!

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  2. ThomasJuly 2, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Burn every bridge might sum up Hemingway's approach to life - a sad and glorious one. Oddly the article from "The Independent" is one rife with inaccuracies and grammatical errors of the sort which would send Papa into a tirade. Upon learning of his death one of his few fellow authors with whom he was still on good terms wrote "He was a lone scarred tree upon the land for the lightning of living had hit him hard."

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  3. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryJuly 2, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    I was thinking of Hem and Scott Fitzgerald last night and checking the dates of their work. What a frenzied time to have them burning paper up at the same time. PGT

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  4. HiltonJuly 2, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I just read the chapter on Hemingway in Paul Johnson's Intellectuals.

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  5. KarenaJuly 3, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    I will read the article, I loved Hemingway's A Moveable Feast so much!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  6. Living the life in The Little CityJuly 4, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I read an article yesterday in the NYTimes about Hemingway and how he thought the feds were spying on him. He wasn't entirely wrong. I don't have the link handy, but the article - an opinion piece - was interesting reading.

    Have a Happy 4th.

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  7. ToadJuly 4, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/opinion/02hotchner.html?_r=1&ref=contributors

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  8. Main Line SportsmanJuly 5, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Hotchner's bok is the best...and pappa's passing was a sad event...

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  9. Scale WormJuly 8, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    Papa and F. Scott. 'nuf said.

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