"General Fat Ass Franco" and the "Spanish Issue" in Ernest Hemingway s Across the River and Into the Trees

Journal article

Stacey Guill

Hemingway Review, Vol.35(2), pp.110-119

04/01/2016

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Title: "General Fat Ass Franco" and the "Spanish Issue" in Ernest Hemingway s Across the River and Into the Trees
Author/Creator: Stacey Guill
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.35(2), pp.110-119
Annotation: Situates the duck hunting scene from chapter seventeen historically and politically, identifying a 1949 Life magazine photo-essay aimed at reinventing Francisco Franco s reputation with the West as the source of Hemingway s allusion. Guill sums up the Spanish issue debate regarding Franco s desire for United Nation s diplomatic recognition and U.S. economic aid. Provides insight into Hemingway s lingering anger over the fall of the Spanish Republic and underscores the importance of reading closely even seemingly minor textual details in Hemingway s writing.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132026003691