Hemingways Boat, Paul Hendrickson
Hemingways Boat, Paul Hendrickson
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Hemingway's Boat
Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934-1961

Author: Paul Hendrickson

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 22 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/20/2011

Synopsis

An award-winning historian and author, Paul Hendrickson here turns his attention to one of America's most cherished literary icons, Ernest Hemingway. Drawing on previously unpublished material, Hendrickson focuses on Hemingway's life in its twilight, just prior to his suicide, and the seemingly singular constant in the man's life: his boat, Pilar. On this vessel, Hemingway would entertain and travel, but it would also be the scene of some of his greatest tragedies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on December 13, 2011

What a book! Hendrickson takes the quirky view that writing a (kind of) biography of Hemingway using the old man's love of his boat, the Pilar, and everything it connects him to will work. It does, in fascinating and unpredictable ways. PH writes, on every page, with an urgency that fully catches yo......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on January 09, 2012

First impression ... "Hemingway's Boat" is a wonderful combination of Hemingway gossip and Hemingway writing. Unfortunately, this view was not sustained as I continued reading. After about 100 pages, my enthusiasm began to wane. There is much repetition and a confusing lack of focus. The timeline and......more

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