- Title
- Nuns Help Hemingway with Tale and Piece of Tail
- Author/Creator
- Peter L. Hays
- Publication Details
- The Hemingway Review, Vol.42(1), pp.96-102
- Annotation
- This essay explores Hemingway's treatment for a spiral fracture at St. Vincent's Hospital, which was staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth after a 1930 car crash in Billings, Montana. It details the surgical intervention to repair the fracture, which used sutures made of kangaroo tail and Hemingway's subsequent fourteen-week recovery. The essay also explores how Hemingway's stay at the hospital influenced his short story, "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio."
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015211982103691
Journal article
Nuns Help Hemingway with Tale and Piece of Tail
The Hemingway Review, Vol.42(1), pp.96-102
2022
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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