Hemingway's Passions: His Women, His Wars, and His Writing
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A Legendary Author. The Women Who Shaped Him. The Writing That Defined an Era.
Ernest Hemingway's passion was writing — and he was inspired by a lifetime of daring adventures and the remarkable women who surrounded him. He purposely sought dangerous situations to test his own courage, creating literary heroes who displayed grace under pressure. His masculine, adventurous spirit appealed to women of all ages, including four wives and a long list of legendary figures, and he frequently transformed the women in his life into memorable fictional characters.
In 1950, Hemingway told Marlene Dietrich that he truly loved only five women. Who were these women — and why did he love them? Some may have included his wives — Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh — but there were others too, among them Agnes von Kurowsky.
Through quotations from his works and personal letters, as well as more than sixty photographs — many never previously published — Hemingway scholar Nancy W. Sindelar captures Hemingway's life and romantic adventures, revealing his own feelings about his relationships and the ways his experiences with women appear in his literary works.
Much has been written about Hemingway, but no book to date has linked the women he loved to his written work. Sindelar's provocative analyses give fresh insight into the life of a legendary author, outdoorsman, adventurer, and lover.
Book Details
- Author: Nancy W. Sindelar | Foreword by Mariel Hemingway
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 6 × 9 inches
- Photos: 60+ photographs, many never previously published
- ISBN: 978-1-4930-8468-2
Ce site est protégé par hCaptcha, et la Politique de confidentialité et les Conditions de service de hCaptcha s’appliquent.
A Legendary Author. The Women Who Shaped Him. The Writing That Defined an Era.
Ernest Hemingway's passion was writing — and he was inspired by a lifetime of daring adventures and the remarkable women who surrounded him. He purposely sought dangerous situations to test his own courage, creating literary heroes who displayed grace under pressure. His masculine, adventurous spirit appealed to women of all ages, including four wives and a long list of legendary figures, and he frequently transformed the women in his life into memorable fictional characters.
In 1950, Hemingway told Marlene Dietrich that he truly loved only five women. Who were these women — and why did he love them? Some may have included his wives — Hadley Richardson, Pauline Pfeiffer, Martha Gellhorn, and Mary Welsh — but there were others too, among them Agnes von Kurowsky.
Through quotations from his works and personal letters, as well as more than sixty photographs — many never previously published — Hemingway scholar Nancy W. Sindelar captures Hemingway's life and romantic adventures, revealing his own feelings about his relationships and the ways his experiences with women appear in his literary works.
Much has been written about Hemingway, but no book to date has linked the women he loved to his written work. Sindelar's provocative analyses give fresh insight into the life of a legendary author, outdoorsman, adventurer, and lover.
Book Details
- Author: Nancy W. Sindelar | Foreword by Mariel Hemingway
- Binding: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 6 × 9 inches
- Photos: 60+ photographs, many never previously published
- ISBN: 978-1-4930-8468-2