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Hemingway's exotic, exciting life is captured in an illustrated biography of the writer and his world. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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There is one aspect of Hemingway’s legacy that remains unchallenged in the text: Hemingway’s track record of discovering unsullied paradises and becoming the agent of their ruin by his promoting them in his writing. I’m not a big Eagles’ fan, but the final words of the last track on their Hotel California LP seem apt: “You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye.”
In addition to offering a good short biography of Hemingway, this book is also valuable for the many images. Some are familiar, but others had never before been published.
The book is organized topically, with one to three double-page spreads devoted to each. This leads to some overlap. In a few cases, this may have been unavoidable. For instance, the tale of Hemingway’s purchase of Miró’s “The Farm” is recounted both in “Closeries des Lilas” and “Hemingway and Painting.” In other cases, however, careful editing would have eliminated repetition. There is often repetition between picture captions and the main text, as well as a number of typos and one instance of mix-up in the order of captions and images. Did the publisher rush this to press? Thirty years on, that seems a shame. But overall, a valuable book. ( )