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Sandra Spanier

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: 1907–1922 by Sandra Spanier and Robert W. Trogdon

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February 2012, no. 338
James McNamara reviews 'The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: 1907–1922' edited by Sandra Spanier and Robert W. Trogdon

There is an entertaining moment in Woody Allen’s new film when the protagonist, Gil Pender, meets young Ernest in a bar. ‘You liked my book?’ Hemingway asks. ‘Liked? I loved all your work!’ gushes the time-travelling Pender. Hemingway looks chuffed and then proclaims his aesthetic.

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