The Hemingways: An American Tragedy

Journal article

Jeffrey Meyers

Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol.75(2), pp.267-279

1999

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Title: The Hemingways: An American Tragedy
Author/Creator: Jeffrey Meyers
Publication Details: Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol.75(2), pp.267-279
Annotation: Meyers reveals some of the more sensational details omitted for legal reasons from his Hemingway: A Biography (1985). Includes information about Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn s toxic marriage, the decline of Mary Welsh as Hemingway s caretaker, the dishonesty of Hemingway s lawyer, Alfred Rice, and the Mayo Clinic s botched treatment of the author s depression. Discusses at length Gregory Hemingway s struggle with mental illness.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131970003691