Ernest Hemingway A Life Story Author:Carlos Baker Ernest Hemingway. His life and his fiction were so closely entwined that the man and the legend merged in the mind of the public. His story spans six decades: from a happy boyhood in a suburb of Chicago; to worldwide fame as a literary genius and heroic activist, and to the tragic last years of his life. Drawing on Hemingway's own diaries, le... more »tters and unpublished works, and the personal testimony of many who knew him, Carlos Baker separates the man from the myth.« less
A fascinating study of a complicated, supremely interesting life using indisputable documentation mainly in the form of correspondence. A page turner, for sure!