Blume shows how ruthlessly Hemingway betrayed his mentors, skewered his friends in his fiction, and sought to advance his career at all costs.(2) Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers 1900-1930 (Abrams, 1994); A wonderful collection of photos, plus some great sidebar stories, that includes many of Hemingway's hangouts and acquaintances mentioned in the Blume book.
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Thursday, June 4, 2020
Auxiliary Reading for The Sun Also Rises
For those who are reading The Sun Also Rises, may I recommend two other books that might enhance your experience?
(1) Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises (by Lesley Blume, 2016); The characters in Hemingway's novel were not so thinly based on real people, much to their chagrin. As one reviewer said,
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Thanks for posting these! Hemingway and his cronies were a truly interesting slice of history!
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