Episode 1172
Join us for a deep dive into the larger-than-life story of Ernest Hemingway, a literary giant whose adventurous lifestyle was as famous as his fiction. In this episode, we trace Hemingway’s journey from his suburban upbringing in Oak Park, Illinois, to the Italian Front of World War I, where severe shrapnel wounds shattered his "illusion of immortality",. We explore his pivotal years in Paris as part of the "Lost Generation," where mentors like Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound helped shape the sparse, "economical" writing style that would revolutionize 20th-century literature,,.
Discover the mechanics of Hemingway's famous "Iceberg Theory"—the concept that a writer should omit known facts to strengthen the story, leaving the supporting structure out of sight. We discuss how this technique defined masterpieces like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Old Man and the Sea,,.
Beyond the page, we examine the chaos of his personal life, including his four marriages, his time reporting on the Spanish Civil War, and his "irregular" military activities during World War II,,. Finally, we analyze the physical and mental decline that plagued his later years—exacerbated by two successive plane crashes in Africa and a battle with hemochromatosis and paranoia—leading to his tragic suicide in Ketchum, Idaho, in 1961,,,.
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