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Posts Tagged Ernest Hemingway

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March 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Authors I Admire: # 15 Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway is one of the great voices of American literature. His raw, gritty take on life was developed through his work as a journalist and war correspondent and his short stories and novels are filled with his, now widely mimicked, take on minimalism and realism. Hemingway cloaked emotional drama in his stories by using […]
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January 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: A Certain Caliber

she said my poem was very familiar and earnest – had hemingway written something similar? no, she explained further, what she meant was that it was honest and hopeful and real. ironic, as I only write what I feel and often feel nothing and never tell the truth – and hardly ever care. in saying […]
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June 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Hemingway & Gellhorn: DVD

Hemingway & Gellhorn Director: Philip Kaufman HBO Films There’s an occasional camp madness to Hemingway & Gellhorn – but I still rather liked the story, and often liked the way it was told. Clive Owen isn’t right as Papa Hemingway; he has the look down – but he doesn’t quite do it. He’s a good […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Clive Owen, DVD, Ernest Hemingway, Film Review, HBO, Hemingway & Gelhorn, Martha Gellhorn, Nicole Kidman, Philip Kaufman, Writing ·

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