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Ernest Hemingway Creates a Reading List for a Young Writer, 1934 | Open Culture
In the spring of 1934, a young man who wanted to be a writer hitchhiked to Florida to meet his idol, Ernest Hemingway.Arnold Samuelson was an adventurous 22-year-old. He had been born in a sod house in North Dakota to Norwegian immigrant parents.
Source: Ernest Hemingway Creates a Reading List for a Young Writer, 1934 | Open Culture
Reflections: Of sunsets, margaritas, and Ernest > The Harvard Press
“We did a group read of the only novel Hemingway set in Key West, ‘To Have and Have Not,’ published in 1937. Over Hemingway daiquiris in a quiet resort bar, we discussed meanings of the title, the social criticism of the wealthy, the way Hemingway wove in the history of Cuba and Key West, the violence, the attitude toward women, and the flaws in the narrative structure. We were brilliant.”
Source: Reflections: Of sunsets, margaritas, and Ernest > The Harvard Press
36 Hours in Key West, Fla. – NYTimes.com
“It’s the best place I’ve ever been any time, anywhere,” Ernest Hemingway wrote of Key West. “Flowers, tamarind trees, guava trees, coconut palms. … Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks.” Now as then, Florida’s southernmost key offers the delights of a tropical paradise matched by spectacular night life. The writer’s favorite pastimes in the 1930s — catching big fish, eating well and drinking hard — still define the island’s appeal today. This historic allure persists in the decades of memorabilia on saloon walls, “conch-style” homes inhabited by famous writers and the never-ending diversion of the omnipresent pale-blue sea. Dip beneath the surface in the Conch Republic, and you’ll find something for everyone in the family. You may also find that, in Key West, everyone feels like a kid.
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