I also have read all of Hemingway’ novels. Love his simple to the point prose. And his very masculine way of looking at the world. A book published later was like a journal.. A Moveable Feast.. about his time in Paris and his first wife.. then a linked book of fiction about this time from Hadley’s viewpoint.. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.. fun to guess how realistic it all was.
To me, if you read the book of one author, you've read all that author's books. Authors kind of do the same thing in each of their books with plot, structure, characters, tone, etc. You can say the same thing for filmmakers, musicians, artists, too.
The one exception, to me, of this rule is The Old Man and the Sea. I think it is so different than all of Hemingway's other books and stories that I am kind of in awe that he wrote it. Stylistically it stands out so much from the oeuvre.
I went through a Hemingway phase when living in NYC upon graduation from college, . "Old Man and the Sea" remains my favorite. It was a literary escape for me, an upstate hick, to read about Santiago's hard-fought battle on "la Mar," his way of relating to the sea as a woman. I've read just about everything he wrote, to include his poetry and his work for the Kansas City Star. I was entranced with his machine-gun-like staccato bursts of words. I think it's time to read Santiago's story again. Thanks for this post...
That’s awesome. The Old Man and the Sea set me on a similar course during college where I read A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Sun Also Rises. I have not read any of his short stories yet.
I just finished reading Hemingway's Boat by Paul Hendrickson. I is about Hemingway but centers the book around his boat, the Pilar. He loved the boat and the sea. Highly recommend.
I also have read all of Hemingway’ novels. Love his simple to the point prose. And his very masculine way of looking at the world. A book published later was like a journal.. A Moveable Feast.. about his time in Paris and his first wife.. then a linked book of fiction about this time from Hadley’s viewpoint.. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain.. fun to guess how realistic it all was.
To me, if you read the book of one author, you've read all that author's books. Authors kind of do the same thing in each of their books with plot, structure, characters, tone, etc. You can say the same thing for filmmakers, musicians, artists, too.
The one exception, to me, of this rule is The Old Man and the Sea. I think it is so different than all of Hemingway's other books and stories that I am kind of in awe that he wrote it. Stylistically it stands out so much from the oeuvre.
I will forever love this book! I read it last year and was absolutely captivated.
I went through a Hemingway phase when living in NYC upon graduation from college, . "Old Man and the Sea" remains my favorite. It was a literary escape for me, an upstate hick, to read about Santiago's hard-fought battle on "la Mar," his way of relating to the sea as a woman. I've read just about everything he wrote, to include his poetry and his work for the Kansas City Star. I was entranced with his machine-gun-like staccato bursts of words. I think it's time to read Santiago's story again. Thanks for this post...
That’s awesome. The Old Man and the Sea set me on a similar course during college where I read A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Sun Also Rises. I have not read any of his short stories yet.
I just finished reading Hemingway's Boat by Paul Hendrickson. I is about Hemingway but centers the book around his boat, the Pilar. He loved the boat and the sea. Highly recommend.
That sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation.