A Moveable Feast: Chapters 8 to 16

Hi again, Bookies!


I know a few of you have been commenting about Hemingway's spare style and how it makes you feel that you're not getting the whole story. Well, it turns out you're right. In the chapter "Hunger Was a Good Discipline," Hemingway tells us that straight up, and gives the example of his short story "Out of Season," when he says he left out the real ending about an old man hanging himself (um, kind of a big deal to skip, Hem). He says, "This was omitted on my new theory that you...

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Published on April 19, 2010 21:02
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