The Old Man and the Manuscript

Journal article

Tom Jenks

Harper’s, Vol.298(1788), pp.53-60

1999

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Title: The Old Man and the Manuscript
Author/Creator: Tom Jenks
Publication Details: Harper’s, Vol.298(1788), pp.53-60
Annotation: Lengthy review of Hemingway s latest posthumously published book True at First Light by the editor of The Garden of Eden (1986), another of Hemingway s posthumously published works. Characterizing True at First Light as a failed effort by a failing writer, Jenks outlines the events inspiring the book s conception along with Patrick Hemingway s difficulties in editing. Despite criticizing the book as unformed, fragmentary, digressive, and anecdotal, Jenks doubts its appearance will diminish Hemingway s reputation or stem the flow of future posthumous works making their way into the marketplace.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131801403691