![]() ![]() The only thing that ever came to mind other than his writing were images in my brain of six toed cats prancing around in the Key West sunshine. Nor did I think once about the wives he had or the children they bore. Infamous as some of his personal endeavors were, I was completely blind to the world of Hemingway. But I honestly never took the time to look at his life. If only I had carried that excitement into the rest of the school year, I might have gotten better grades. I may have been the only one that was actually excited for summer reading. Before school began, we were instructed to read The Old Man and the Sea. ![]() When I was 13, I began attending a new school. Hemingway’s greatest works upon my father’s bookshelves. In my own home, there were collectors editions of some of Mr. ![]() As a toddler, I often admired a portrait of my grandfather that we lovingly referred to as his Hemingway, due to the artistic nature of the photo as well as the white scruffy beard and the often adorned fisherman’s cap. His work is accessible and relatable to all types of readers from all walks of life. He’s one of those authors that’s introduced fairly early on in your literary journey, because “you don’t need a dictionary to read Hemingway”. I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.” Hadley Richardson, The Paris WifeĮrnest Hemingway has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember. ![]()
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