The Blog Also Rises https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html IF you are in Fayetteville, NC this week, check it out! Great Quote about evasion and self-delusion: A few photos added by me. Does it seem like Hemingway has been rediscovered and movies are being remade of his classics? I think he is a harder movie cross over as so much of his writing is spare and internal turmoil but it’s possible in the right hands. We’ll see. Wonderful Article! well worth the read and the YOU TUBE Act I of THE BATTLER. ENJOY! Best, Christine This is a longish article but worth it. Ah Hemingway. Best, C BANNED BOOKS: BUT NOT FOREVER! 2 of Hem’s books here. Actually, For Whom the Bell Tolls was also Banned in some places although not on this list. A FUN ADJUNCT TO TRAVELING: What did they select for Hemingway? Key West? Cuba? Pamplona? Oak Park? Nope Interesting : We know Hemingway had many endings for A Farewell to Arms. Still intriguing to think about. NEW MURAL IN LATVIA, “DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM AMERICAN WRITER ERNEST HEMINGWAY, WHOSE THEMES OF SELF-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION SHAPED THE MURAL’S CONCEPT. Adaptation of “THE SUN ALSO RISES”: New FIlm Very interesting retake on this Hemingway Preface to the reprint of “A Farewell to Arms” What do you think? This is SO FUN and INTERESTING! Now I understand why Dorothy Parker is so acclaimed. This was sent to me by a dear friend, Don, who is also another Hemingway scholar and reader! ENJOY. 100 Years (some photos added by me.) Hemingway # 2 on list: The Old Man and the Sea–Short Books/Big Impressions Intriguing Project. Hope it gets out of development! HMM. And yet they are still writing about Hemingway. So, I don’t see any reason to “reject” half of Hemingwayism. However, all may feel free to write as they wish, purple prose and all! What say you? (Photos added by me.) The Original NOTE!!! New Hemingway Finding! Thank you, Curtis DeBerg! Read on! The Article Notes 10 winners but features only the first 5: Hemingway 1954 So: What do you think? Are women smarter not to run or not wanting to miss out and becoming bolder? Last minute Christmas Present? A mere $ 83,000. Happy Holidays all! Christine “The Old Man and the Sea”–An OPERA! Sounds interesting. So this is weird but interesting. Read on! (Shortened slightly as quite long and photos of Hemingway added by me. ) A little known part of Hemingway History: the Hurricane of 1935 in Key West. Hemingway one of first to pitch in to help the Vets left there and Working under FDR NEW DEAL This looks interesting. I am an hour away and I just saw this. Missed it but worthy of thought! Very interesting. I think he makes valid points. What do you think? (Some photos added by me.) Writers’ Rituals for Writing: Our “Guy” is the second one below. (Some introductory portions left out for length.) One of the Last who was there: I was away the week this happened so this is late. Patrick (Mouse) was along with AE Hotchner who passed away a few years ago was one of the last to really know Hemingway. It is with great sorrow that I read of his passing. A true gentleman and holder of the legacy. RIP, dear Patrick. FOR POETS OUT THERE!!!! It would be fun!! Looks like fun! If you are in Idaho . . . check it out! Where Hemingway Finished “A Farewell to Arms.” A dear friend, Don, shared this with me and I found it so interesting I wanted to share it with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I added some photos of Hemingway out west but not at this particular ranch. Best, Christine Phew! We Knew it. Time Flies: The Sun Also Rises is almost 100 Years old. (Photos added by me.) Very interesting interview of John Patrick Hemingway, one of Gregory’s sons, Grandson of Ernest Hemingway. Good read. It is formatted run on so a bit difficult to read but worth it. Best Christine (A few photos added by me.) Belated Happy Birthday due to Mail Chimp Issues! This was done on July 21. And this is why we still study and read him. I missed part one of “Big Two-Hearted River.” It is referenced below. Wonderful to go back to this one and the other Nick Adams stories. Some photos added by me. Best, Christine Happy Birthday, Mr. Hemingway! July 21, 1899 Oak Park, Ill Silly but Fun: Annual Hemingway Look-alike contest in Key West! Will Hemingway “survive Trump’s Crackdown on Cuba?” Your thoughts? Test your Spanish a little bit. If you deferred going to Cuba, you may have to wait a while. Best, Christine (A few photos added by me.) If you are in the Chicago area: July 19 Hemingway Lecture! MISTAKEN DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS: NOT SURE HOW “FUNNY” THEY WERE. Hemingway after 2 bad plane crashes–Not funny. Photo added by Me Sad day: July 2, 1961. Hemingway dies in Home in Idaho. Comments on the Lillian Ross Article about Hem: did she purposedly malign him to advance her own journalistic profile or was it a fun, fair portrayal? Wish List! It is not clear who can go. Too late for this year but i’m interested in how to Apply to be included or invited. Best, Christine Hemingway or Steinbeck: Who best captured the American Spirt? (Is that a real question?) AH, Hemingway and His Women. Always relevant, Changing Perspectives New Mini-series about Hemingway in Toronto and Morley Callaghan. That’s a relationship not prominently discussed. A new bio-pic of Hemingway? STILL RELEVANT: See the 10 books that earned permanency. Thanks for still reading Hemingway and this blog. I added the Hemingway Photo. Best, Christine Original Movie Trailer to The Sun Also Rises. Acting styles have changed so there are some pretty stilted scenes and hyperbole that today does make you laugh a bit.. And Jake looks older than i’d think. And still . . . fairly romantic