I don't have much of an excuse to pass on this fascinating tidbit about Papa other than we have many books by and about Ernest Hemingway. Did you know during WWII, Hemingway used to take a small boat off of Cuba and lie in wait for Nazi subs with a machine gun and hand grenades? It does seem in character for the man. Just a few weeks ago I was thinking that I hadn't read much Hemingway, but I think I will have to remedy that with a biography and some of his novels. Which book should I should start with? What do you think is Hemingway at his best?
Friday, September 25, 2009
Hemingway and Hand Grenades
I don't have much of an excuse to pass on this fascinating tidbit about Papa other than we have many books by and about Ernest Hemingway. Did you know during WWII, Hemingway used to take a small boat off of Cuba and lie in wait for Nazi subs with a machine gun and hand grenades? It does seem in character for the man. Just a few weeks ago I was thinking that I hadn't read much Hemingway, but I think I will have to remedy that with a biography and some of his novels. Which book should I should start with? What do you think is Hemingway at his best?
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Haven't read a lot of Hemingway--shame, shame. Start with Islands in the Stream because it is fiction, but is mostly autobiographical, and includes sections about the sub hunting.
ReplyDeleteoh, that sounds really interesting. I really didn't want to start with bullfights. Thanks for the tip.
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