Ernest Hemingway

A CULTURAL ICON, a daring soldier, a great athlete, a passionate lover, a great writer who creates style and trends. Hemingway's myth, partly of his own making, oversimplifies the image of him. It would be difficult to extract the truth from the often contradictory legends, but this book finally gives a glimpse into the life of the writer hidden behind the scenes, seeing his life and career in a historical context. From the letters he wrote to his friends and family, we get to know what kind of person he was to those he really loved, who were close to him. The spontaneous letters show the new face of the writer who otherwise improves his literary texts to the extreme. Recordings of friendly gatherings, official and intimate moments, portraits, and documents from the John F. Kennedy Library's Hemingway collection prove that the cult author can be evoked not only by The Old Fisherman and the Sea, but also by a battered trout fishing box.