Influencing Hemingway : people and places that shaped his life and work / Nancy W. Sindelar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sindelar, Nancy W., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961--Friends and associates.

Hemingway, Ernest.

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961--Homes and haunts.

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.

Friends and associates.

United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

United States.

Intellectual life.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

In Influencing Hemingway: The People and Places That Shaped His Life and Work Nancy W. Sindelar introduces the reader to the individuals who played significant roles in Hemingway's development as both a man and as an artist--as well as the environments that had a profound impact on the author's life. In words and photos, readers will see images of Hemingway the child, the teenager, and the aspiring author--as well as the troubled legend dealing with paranoia and fear. The book begins with Hemingway's birth and early influences in Oak Park, Illinois, followed by his first job as a reporter in Kansas City. Sindelar then recounts Hemingway's experiences and adventures in Italy, France, Spain, Key West, Florida, and Cuba, all of which found their way into his writing. The book concludes with an analysis of the events that preceded the author's suicide in Idaho and reflects on the influences critics had on his life and work.

Contents:

Early influences: people, places and lifelong pursuits

Demonstrating awareness of the world beyond Oak Park

"Afraid of nothing"

Escape to war

Settling down

Departure to sun valley

Places of the soul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810892910

081089291X

OCLC:

866614818