Hemingway's boat : everything he loved in life, and lost, 1934-1961 / Paul Hendrickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendrickson, Paul, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.

Hemingway, Ernest.

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

Authors, American.

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 531 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Summary:

Hendrickson (creative writing, U. of Pennsylvania) reconstructs a pivotal period in author Ernest Hemingway's life, from the peak of his career to his suicide. The psychological narrative revolves around Hemingway's boat, Pilar, and the Hemingway family's journeys in the US and abroad. Delving deeply into the reasons behind the family's emotional and mental problems across several generations, the author draws on previously unpublished material, including interviews with family members, to reveal Hemingway the family man. There is special focus on Hemingway's relationship with his youngest son, Gregory, who at age 10 was a gifted marksman like his father, but who later became a cross-dresser and died in a women's detention center. The book includes b&w photos from personal collections. The author won a National Book Critics Circle Award for his book, Sons of Mississippi, in 2003. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Getting Her

American Light 25

That Boat 47

Gone to Firewood 59

States of Rapture 72

Part 2 When She Was New, 1934-1935

Home 94

Shadow Story 104

High Summer 146

Catching Fish 166

On Being Shot Again 201

Outside Worlds 220

Exuberating, and Then the Jackals of His Mind 245

Part 3 Before

Edens Lost and Darkness Visible 264

Part 4 Old Men At The Eege Of The Sea: Ernest/Gigi/Walter Houk, 1949-1952 And After

Moments Supreme 300

Facet of His Character 316

The Gallantry of an Aging Machine 345

Braver Than We Knew 381

In Spite of Everything 389

"Necrotic" 405

What He Had 419

Reenactment 446.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781400041626

1400041627