Ernest Hemingway is one of those authors I've wanted to understand. I remember being bored to death while reading passages from 'The Old Man and the Sea' in high school. However, I've always thought that I was missing something important by not understanding this author who won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature during his lifetime.
Well, Ernest's early life explains why he was always searching out adventure and the 'manly arts' -- his mother dressed him as a girl to match his older sister. He also seems to have been an insecure person who had to prove his manliness constantly, in the most dangerous situations. His life was probably as interesting as his works. This book is a great introduction to understanding how and why Hemingway honed his writing style the way he did.
Well, Ernest's early life explains why he was always searching out adventure and the 'manly arts' -- his mother dressed him as a girl to match his older sister. He also seems to have been an insecure person who had to prove his manliness constantly, in the most dangerous situations. His life was probably as interesting as his works. This book is a great introduction to understanding how and why Hemingway honed his writing style the way he did.
