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# Hemingway
- URL: https://tombeaverbooks.ghost.io/hemingway/
- Published: 2026-10-05T19:59:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T01:20:39.000Z
- Author: Tom Beaver
- Tags: Book: Movies And TV, #Import 2026-10-09 17:51

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STORYCONTEXT: **Hemingway** (Ken Burns miniseries; Peter Coyote, Jeff Daniels, Edna O’Brien, 2021) 

I’ll watch that documentary when I get the chance. Interesting to learn about his wives having money. Wonder if he was ever rich from writing, even for awhile. “Day liquor”—what a concise way to put it. From the last book I read on Hemingway, the cumulative head traumas and other medical problems were hellish, and make the suicide more comprehensible. I still don’t know what to think about Hemingway. I guess throughout his adult life he had a personality disorder of some kind combined with various psychological traumas. The fact that he had such problems but nevertheless worked so hard and consistently to produce such disciplined art is impressive. I like your summation of what his main gift to us was. (“Hem’s gift to the world was appreciation. You enjoy a meal more after reading him. ‘The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for. ’ Feels great to hear someone say it.”) I like the example you give of one man and woman having a Hemingway-inspired dining experience. *\~ April 12, 2021 / Text conversation with Rob McCaskill*