I have to employ a bit of mental gymnastics when I read To Have and Have Not. What I find I must do is divorce the word “nigger” from its 21st century connotation (and profound dearth of political correctness) and try to see it from Hemingway’s perspective some 70+ years ago. It’s tough going. I’m […]
70 Days With Hemingway And Me
Every Novel, Back to Back, Starting With the First
Who’s “Me”?
You can call me Ernie. But don't expect me to answer to that.
My name is Bill.
Here's the story behind my web site:
I woke up one morning and decided I needed to accomplish a few things before my next birthday.
Call it what you will - a flight of fancy? A hankerin' to read Hemingway? My mid-life crisis?
Some people climb mountains. Some jump out of planes. I decided to spend time -- 70 days, in fact -- with the man called "the most influential writer of the last century."
I don't know what's going to happen here. Maybe nothing. Maybe something magical. I have no idea. But here's the deal: While I read Hemingway's classic books (all 10 of 'em back to back, in order, starting with the first), I won't read anything else. No other books. No newspapers. No magazines. Nope. It's all Ernest, all the time.
My 70 Days With Hemingway begins June 10th and ends August 18th, 2009.