Hemingway's Passions: His Women, His Wars, and His Writing

by Nancy W. Sindelar, Mariel Hemingway Narrated by Callie Beaulieu

Overview

Ernest Hemingway's passion was writing, and he was inspired by a lifetime of daring adventures and encouraged by the many women in his life. His masculine, adventurous spirit appealed to women of all ages, including four wives and a long list of legendary actresses, and he frequently transformed the women in his life into memorable fictional characters.



In 1950, Hemingway told Marlene Dietrich that he truly loved only five women. Who were these women and why did he love them? Some of them may have included his wives, but there were others too, among them Agnes von Kurowsky. Through quotations from his works and personal letters, Hemingway scholar Nancy W. Sindelar captures Hemingway's life and romantic adventures, revealing his own feelings about his romantic relationships and the ways his experiences with women appear in his literary works.



Much has been written about Hemingway, but to date no book has linked the women he loved to his written work. The stories of Hemingway's romantic relationships reveal not only the influence these women had on his writing but also his personal ambition, heartbreak, and literary triumphs and trials. Sindelar's provocative analyses of Hemingway's literature give fresh insight into the life of a legendary author, outdoorsman, adventurer, and lover.

Editorial Reviews

Chris Turner

With a fresh perspective on Hemingway’s legacy, Sindelar’s masterful work has beautifully uncovered what really shaped one of history’s legendary writers—the women in his life.

Jim McGrath

With one true sentence after another, Hemingway’s Passions offers an intimate and thrilling look at the unique women who enticed Ernest Hemingway and inspired his fiction. Author Nancy Sindelar, an insightful Hemingway aficionado as well as a first-rate storyteller, traces Hemingway’s breathtaking ride through the first half of the twentieth century—three wars, four marriages, two plane crashes, bullfights and safaris, affairs and infatuations, conquests and heartbreaks—revealing the adventuresome ardor of our foremost author, celebrity, and daredevil.

Paula McLain

Using Hemingway’s letters—the arena in which he was most unguarded, and the most apt to tell the truth about himself—and passion as the canniest of apertures, Nancy W. Sindelar opens an exciting new window into the essence of the man and his incontrovertible legacy. Perceptive and illuminating. I highly recommend this book!

Erika Robuck

Whether one is a Hemingway aficionado or is new to learning about his life and legacy, Hemingway’s Passions satisfies all tastes. Writing in the clear and concise yet moving style of the subject himself, Sindelar’s contribution to the study of Ernest Hemingway is fresh and revelatory.

Midwest Book Review

Extraordinarily well researched, written, organized, and presented, Influencing Hemingway: The People and Places That Shaped His Life and Work is a seminal work that is impressively informed and informative.

Keith Storm

Dr. Sindelar shares a comprehensive summary of the passions that informed Hemingway’s life and works for all to appreciate, whether readers are familiar with or new to the Hemingway scholarship.

John W. Berry

In Hemingway’s Passions, longtime teacher and scholar Nancy Sindelar skillfully weaves Hemingway’s several wars and his groundbreaking writing into the mostly untold stories of his wives and lovers. A thoroughly researched, interesting, and most enjoyable read.

Mariel Hemingway

Hemingway’s Passions is a remarkable read. I offer that not just because I am his granddaughter, but because it gives Hemingway enthusiasts a profound insight into how Ernest’s brain worked and how he told his stories. In Hemingway’s Passions, you embark on a journey into the heart of a man whose life was as compelling as the stories he penned. This book is not merely a biography but an exploration of a soul—my grandfather’s soul—torn between the twin poles of love and death, always writing, always living with unparalleled intensity. (from the Foreword)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191059273
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	11/05/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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