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Description edit
This evocative, sympathetic biography illuminates the events of Hemingway's vigorous life, his experiences in two World Wars and the Spanish Civil War, and his sudden fame and slow decline. 29 photos. 7 maps.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Ernest Hemingway: Add a description of this character.
- Elizabeth 'Hadley' Richardson: Hemingway's first wife.
- Pauline Pfeiffer: Second wife.
- Martha Gellhorn: Third wife. Great wartime correspondent.
- Mary Welsh Hemingway: Fourth and final wife of Hemingway.
- Adriana
- Malraux
- Gregory Hemingway: Youngest son.
- Wyndham Lewis
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- John Dos Passos
- Patrick Hemingway
- Duran
- Gertrude Stein
- Grace Hemingway: Mother.
- Archibald MacLeish
- Kubie
- Lanham
- Perkins
- Jane Mason
- Anderson
- James Joyce
- Hotchner
- William Faulkner
- Rudyard Kipling
- Jack Hemingway: Oldest son.
- Braden
- Edmund Wilson
- Cantwell
- Patterson
- Carol
- Gianfranco
- Valerie
- Toby Bruce
- Maria
- Loeb
- Eric Dorman-Smith
- Davis
- Benito Mussolini
Setting & Locations edit
- Chicago
- Oak Park, Illinois
- Paris
- Spain
- Florida
- Cuba
- Havana
- Key West
- Idaho
- New York
- Italy
- Green Hills Of Africa
- Europe
- United States
- Madrid
- Leicester
- France
- Michigan
- England
- Venice
- Pamplona
- China
- London
- Kansas City
- Wyoming
- St. Louis
- Washington
- Nairobi
- Germany
- River
- Smyrna
- Montana
- Milan
- Switzerland
- Hollywood
- East Africa
- Caribbean
- Miami
- Valencia
First Sentence edit
Both of Hemingway's grandfathers fought in the Civil War and the family was proud of its military traditions.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jeffrey Meyers (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0060154373
Page Count: 644
Publisher: Harpercollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0060154373
Page Count: 644
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.52
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Authors
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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