Patrick Hemingway Books

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the 'war to end all wars'. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Out of his experiences came A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway's description of war is unforgettable. He recreates the fear, the comradeship, the courage of his young American volunteer and the men and women he meets in Italy with total conviction. But A Farewell to Arms is not only a novel of war. In it Hemingway has also created a love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion.

The book offers a unique perspective on Ernest Hemingway's role as a father through a collection of letters exchanged with his son Patrick over two decades. It provides intimate insights into their relationship, showcasing Hemingway's thoughts, emotions, and parenting style, revealing a more personal side of the renowned author.

Powerful, intense, visually magnificent, Fiesta is the novel which established Ernest Hemingway as a writer of genius. 'Hemingway captures atmosphere by reticence and breathes life into his characters by pages left unsaid ... It is American; it is literature; and it is a novel by a genius' Evening News Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristocratic and irresistibly beautiful, but with an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change. When the couple drift to Spain to the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the bullfight, their affair is strained by new passions, new jealousies, and Jake must finally learn that he will never possess the woman he loves.

Ernest Hemingway's final posthumous work is labeled "a fictional memoir," emerging amid controversial editing. Despite lacking the clarity of his best works, it remains quintessentially Hemingway. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the Mau Mau rebellion in 1953 Kenya, where the era of "great white hunters" is fading. Hemingway is portrayed as a revered figure by the local gun bearers and scouts. The story follows two parallel quests: Mary, Hemingway's fourth wife, pursues a massive black-maned lion, while Hemingway becomes infatuated with Debba, a young African woman. Intriguingly, Mary accepts Debba as a "supplementary wife," all while criticizing Hemingway for his drinking and behavior in camp. Atmosphere and attitude overshadow plot, with Mary confronting Hemingway as a "conscience-ridden murderer," a stance that heightens the tension in the hunting scenes. Hemingway's reflections on the lion he describes as "Mary's lion" evoke a poignant beauty, illustrating his mastery of language. While some criticize the book's structure and moments of self-indulgence, the power of Hemingway's prose shines through. The work's value lies in its raw honesty, offering a glimpse of a master navigating his creative process.

Unikátna publikácia vás prevedie životom slávneho amerického spisovateľa Ernesta Hemingwaya prostredníctvom dokumentov, fotografií a artefaktov, ktoré po sebe zanechal a ktoré sa stali zbierkovými predmetmi vďaka jeho synovi a vnukovi. Pre mnohých je Hemingway skôr mýtus než človek z mäsa a kostí. Bol vojakom, športovcom, vášnivým milencom a vynikajúcim spisovateľom, no aký bol jeho ozajstný život? Ako vyzeral ako usmiate dieťa či mladý muž v uniforme? Čo písal v osobných listoch a čo si poznamenával na cestovných lístkoch? Kniha odpovedá na tieto a ďalšie otázky, pričom zostavil ju správca Hemingwayovej pozostalosti Michael Katakis. Obsahuje predhovor jeho syna Patricka a doslov vnuka Seána, pričom rozpráva o živote velikána svetovej literatúry prostredníctvom predmetov, momentov a myšlienok, ktoré ho formovali. Ponúka vyše štyristo pôsobivých artefaktov, vrátane fotografií a úprimných listov, a vytvára doteraz nevídaný portrét geniálneho spisovateľa.