Ernest Hemingway: A Writer's Life - Hardcover

Reef, Catherine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618987053 ISBN 13: 9780618987054

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2009

Synopsis

An introduction to the life and work of one of the most significant and notorious American writers of the 20th century.

Ernest Hemingway's literary status alone makes him worthy of a biography. In addition, his life reads like a suspense story—it's full of action, romance, heartbreak, machismo, mishaps, celebrity, and tragedy. He had first-hand experience of several historic events of the last century, and he rubbed elbows with many other notable writers and intellectual greats of our time. Though his reputation has weathered ups and downs, his status as an American icon remains untouchable. Here, in the only biography available to young people, Catherine Reef introduces readers to Hemingway's work, with a focus on his themes and writing styles and his place in the history of American fiction, and examines writers who influenced him and those he later influenced.

About this title

About the Author:

Catherine Reef is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books, including many highly acclaimed biographies for young people. She lives in College Park, Maryland. Visit her online at catherinereef.com.

From AudioFile:

Ernest Hemingway was a man's man and a writer's writer--a lover of big-game hunting and bullfights, a man drawn to any number of tests of courage, and the author of some of the most moving and influential works of twentieth-century literature. In this straightforward biography, Catherine Reef hits all the high points of Hemingway's eventful life and career, from his time with the Red Cross during WWI to his salad days as the leader of the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris to his self-exile in the Florida Keys. Narrator Jill Shellabarger is at her best reading Reef's well-formulated summaries and discussions of some of Hemingway's most enduring works, including A FAREWELL TO ARMS and THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. B.P. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0618987053
• ISBN 13: 9780618987054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192