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Next Up: The Sun Also Rises
Ah, my dear friend Ernest Hemingway. In a list filled with the kings and queens of the long sentence—Virginia Woolf, David Foster Wallace, Malcom Lowry, William Faulkner—you, Ernest Hemingway, are a...
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Papa Hemingway’s Mom Wasn’t A Fan
I can’t read the following passage without hearing the voice of George Costanza’s mother as I read it. This comes from a letter Hemingway’s mother, Grace, wrote to Ernest after the publication of The...
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What Hemingway Can Teach You About Web Writing
William Faulkner once said, “[Hemingway] has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.” Hemingway responded: “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from...
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Hemingway’s Life In 5 Minutes
I’m convinced Ernest Hemingway was the inspiration behind the “World’s Most Interesting Man” Dos Equis advertisements. That actor even looks like Hemingway in his later years. And, honestly, doesn’t...
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“He was the Lady Gaga of his era.”
Seeing Lady Gaga in a meat dress was one of the great visual regrets of my life. The only thing that could top that, perhaps, would be seeing Ernest Hemingway in a meat dress. What am I talking about?...
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The Day Hemingway Died
We’ve talked about Hemingway’s fascinating life the last couple of days, so—as morbid as it might be—I thought we’d talk about his death today. Hemingway’s funeral was private and, at the time, his...
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Hemingway’s “Iceberg Theory” of Writing
If a writer of prose knows enough of what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as...
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Book #55: The Sun Also Rises
If I had to describe The Sun Also Rises in one sentence, I’d probably say something like “Imagine a European, classier version of the movie Animal House, and you’ve got The Sun Also Rises.” I think...
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125 Hemingways Enter. Only 1 Hemingway Survives.
From the land of strange: A couple of weeks ago, Tampa, Florida hosted the 33rd annual Sloppy Joe’s “Papa Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.” Stephen Terry, 56, who’s a software developer, won the contest...
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The Style Sheet That Influenced Hemingway
This is a copy of the style sheet Ernest Hemingway used while working at The Kansas City Star early in his career as a writer. It’s a little difficult to read. But if you can read it, there’s still a...
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You Know You Want Hemingway’s Hamburger Recipe
Yesterday, issues of race. Today, hamburgers. That’s 101 Books for you, friends. You never know what might pop up on this blog. The image below is Ernest Hemingway’s hamburger recipe, via the BBC and...
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Here’s Your Chance To Be In A Film About Hemingway
Here’s your chance to be in the pictures. Casting for a movie about Ernest Hemingway is about to get underway in Miami and Los Angeles. According to Project Casting, Anthony Hopkins has been rumored to...
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