The "Survivor": Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway

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Lesley McDowell

Between the Sheets: The Literary Liaisons of Nine 20th-Century Women Writers, pp.231-261

2010

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Title: The "Survivor": Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway
Author/Creator: Lesley McDowell
Publication Details: Between the Sheets: The Literary Liaisons of Nine 20th-Century Women Writers, pp.231-261
Annotation: Detailed chronicle of the tumultuous celebrity relationship between Hemingway and Gellhorn. McDowell speculates on their motives in the relationship as well as their influence on each other, both personal and literary. Responds to several popular beliefs, including Gellhorn s having chased Hemingway and Hemingway s alleged cruelty during their marriage. Examines Gellhorn s development as a writer before and after her relationship with Hemingway.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015132211303691