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Tag: Ernest Hemingway

  • “You don’t want the opinion of another writer.”

    One of the biggest delights of the year for me was Corey Stoll’s performance as Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.” I had a giant grin on my face, ear to ear, the whole time he was on screen. So I’m glad David Poland dedicated one of his long-form interviews to the actor.

  • Remembering Ernest

    Another anniversary, this one considerably sadder. Ernest Hemingway (my favorite author) put a shotgun to his head 50 years ago today.

    Celebrate his life and times by digging into “The Old Man and the Sea” (literature’s great life metaphor outside of Job) or “For Whom the Bell Tolls” once more today. Or hit the cinema for “Midnight in Paris” and Corey Stoll’s pitch-perfect characterization of the man (and the myth).

    A few weeks back there was a fascinating piece in London’s Independent digging into the psychology of it all. A.E. Hotchner chimed in in the New York Times yesterday. NPR jumped on today. There’s more out there, I’m sure.

    I’ll pay my respects once again at Papa’s house in Key West in November when I’m there for my 30th birthday. No one nailed it like he did, in my opinion, the purity of language on the page. Maybe E.B. White.

    [Photo: Melawend]