A Sailor Looks at Hemingway s Islands

Journal article

Walter Houk

North Dakota Quarterly, Vol.73(1-2), pp.7-74

2006

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Title: A Sailor Looks at Hemingway s Islands
Author/Creator: Walter Houk
Publication Details: North Dakota Quarterly, Vol.73(1-2), pp.7-74
Annotation: Drawing upon nautical charts, war records, the Pilar log, and personal experience, Houk examines the physical setting of Part III, At Sea of Islands in the Stream, to uncover Hemingway s extensive knowledge of boating and local terrain. Finds numerous correlations between real-life places and experiences and the fictionalized adventures of Thomas Hudson and the Q-boat. Houk himself navigates Hemingway s course to validate the author s geographical knowledge. Concludes by noting parallels between Andrew Geer s The Sea Chase (1948) and the later Islands in the Stream.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132031203691