The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 4, 1929–1931

Hemingway's letters, many previously unpublished, trace his rise to international renown providing a rich account of the artist (April 1929–1931).

Ernest Hemingway (Author), Sandra Spanier (Edited by), Miriam B. Mandel (Edited by)

9780521897365, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 November 2017

818 pages
23.6 x 16 x 5.5 cm, 1.47 kg

'… impeccable, from the punctilious transcription rules to cross- and multiple-editing, scrupulously researched footnotes, and scholarly appurtenances including a roster of correspondents …' William Blazek, The Modern Language Review

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 4, spanning April 1929 through 1931, featuring many previously unpublished letters, records the establishment of Ernest Hemingway as an author of international renown following the publication of A Farewell to Arms. Breaking new artistic ground in 1930, Hemingway embarks upon his first and greatest non-fiction work, his treatise on bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon. Hemingway, now a professional writer, demonstrates a growing awareness of the literary marketplace, successfully negotiating with publishers and agents and responding to fan mail. In private we see Hemingway's generosity as he provides for his family, offers support to friends and colleagues, orchestrates fishing and hunting expeditions, and sees the birth of his third son. Despite suffering injuries to his writing arm in a car accident in November 1930, Hemingway writes and dictates an avalanche of letters that record in colorful and eloquent prose the eventful life and achievements of an enormous personality.

List of plates
List of maps
General editor's introduction Sandra Spanier
Acknowledgments
Note on the text
Abbreviations and short titles
Introduction to the volume Scott Donaldson
Chronology
Maps
The letters April 1929–1931
Roster of correspondents
Calendar of letters
Index of recipients
General index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [DSBH], Literary studies: general [DSB], Diaries, letters & journals [BJ]