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Kurlansky, Mark,

The importance of not being Ernest : my life with the uninvited Hemingway / Mark Kurlansky. - 253 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249).

"By a series of coincidences, Mark Kurlansky's life has always been intertwined with Ernest Hemingway's legend, starting with being in Idaho the day of Hemingway's death. The Importance of Not Being Ernest explores the intersections between Hemingway's and Kurlansky's lives, resulting in vivid accounts of two inspiring writing careers. Travel the world with both authors in this entertaining and illuminative memoir, where Kurlansky details his ten years in Paris, his time as a journalist in Spain, and anecdotes set in Key West, Havana, and Ketchum, Idaho--all places important to Hemingway's adventurous life and prolific writing."--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781642504637 1642504637

LCCN: 2022930926

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC295799 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020628578 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Kurlansky, Mark.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Authors, American--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.