City of Danger: Hemingway s Paris

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Gerald J. Kennedy

Imagining Paris: Exile, Writing, and American Identity, pp.79-141

1993

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Title: City of Danger: Hemingway s Paris
Author/Creator: Gerald J. Kennedy
Publication Details: Imagining Paris: Exile, Writing, and American Identity, pp.79-141
Annotation: Biography on the allure of Paris for the young writer, his subsequent visits, and eventual residency. Covers his journalistic travels along with the composition of in our time, In Our Time, and The Sun Also Rises. Focuses on the important role Paris plays in Hemingway s canon, theorizing that Jake s geographical path through Paris and Spain is also psychological, confirming the impossibility of escape from personal difficulties through travel. Concludes with a discussion of the autobiographical dimensions found in The Garden of Eden. Frequent references to A Moveable Feast.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015131893903691