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1959 Ernest Hemingway....
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1959 Ernest Hemingway....

Item # 730764 ·

THE WEEK MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Oct. 18, 1959 The front page of this section has a color of Ernest Hemingway. And inside is a piece by A. E. Hotchner titled: "Hemingway Talks To American Youth" (see images)
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 48 pages, a few small binding holes along the top margin, nice condition.

Background: Published on October 18, 1959, just under two years before the author's death, this cover story offers a rare late-life profile written by Ernest Hemingway's close confidant and biographer A. E. Hotchner. The cover photo of Hemingway holding one of his beloved polydactyl cats at Finca Vigía, his estate in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, immediately anchors the piece in his famous personal world. Inside, Hotchner captures the Nobel laureate addressing the next generation, offering reflections on discipline, courage, writing, and living fully—reframing the legendary "macho" figure into a paternal mentor dispensing wisdom to American youth. Accompanied by intimate candid photographs of Hemingway at his working desk, tending to his animals, and roaming his Cuban sanctuary, this issue captures a poignant transitional moment in 20th-century American literary history, bridging the iconic persona of "Papa" Hemingway with his enduring literary legacy..

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$28
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.