By Chloe Elder Ah, Paris! (Cue the Edith Piaf.) The City of Lights! The City of Love! The City of Americans? Mais, oui! Many of those chic Parisians strolling around this famous city are, in fact, just Americans who happen to live in Paris. I, too, am just another clichéd example of the American in Paris: an expatriate from Florida who has come looking for life, liberty, … [Read more...]
In new edition of ‘Farewell,’ a look at Hemingway’s creative process
Ernest Hemingway’s reputation as a master of 20th century American literature is based in part on A Farewell to Arms, his searing story of war and love, first published in 1929. This new edition of the esteemed novel adds 40 pages of jottings and drafts, including dozens of alternative endings, which show how much Hemingway struggled to get it right. Although the book is … [Read more...]