7.21.2011

Happy Birthday, Hemingway

It's no secret I've got a thing for Hemingway. Not only was he a brilliant writer, but he is also one of the sexiest authors there ever was. He was a man's man


Born on July 21st, 1899 he would be 112 today had he not shot himself passed away shortly before his 62nd birthday. His obituary, which ran on the front page of the New York Times states his wife claimed he "accidentally shot himself" while cleaning this gun.


In honor of Hemingway's birthday, I invite you to read an interview of his over at the Paris Review, circa 1958. It details his writing process, habits and hesitation to discuss writing.

7 comments:

  1. Happy b-day to Papa! I read this awhile ago and loved it. The rest of the other author interviews in this series are wonderful. Have you seen Midnight in Paris yet? The Hemingway role is hilarious.

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  2. Yes yes yes - very sexy. Friends/colleagues are always shocked that I love him so because I tend to get twitchy about misogyny, but I just can't help myself.

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  3. I loved the Hemingway character in Midnight in Paris!! I've been talking like Hemingway all week. I keep completing sentences with "Have you ever shot a rhino?" or ". . . and then I went to fight the bulls in Spain."

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  4. Happy Birthday Hemmingway! I will have to try and see Midnight in Paris. Thanks for this post.

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  5. Happy bDay Papa. I raise my glass to you!

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  6. Thanks for posting the interview! I have a Hemingway thing, too. You know he was kind of an ass...but like a lot of guys that are asses, he was pretty sexy to boot. Even with the beard!

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  7. I'm raising a glass to Papa. After a while, I will feel very fine.

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