Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story

by Carlos Baker

Book Overview

A major literary sensation since its first publication in 1969, Ernest Hemingway captures the vast sweep of Hemingway's life, from his happy boyhood in Illinois, to his dramatic death in Idaho. A... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380500396
• ISBN13: 9780380500390
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 977 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.

Customer Reviews

PROBABLY THE BEST OF THE HEMINGWAY BIOGRAPHIES

I have read most of the major biographies concerning Hemingway..(I am more fastinated with Hemingway the man than his actual work, I have to admit). This is by far the best. Well written, well researched. I must admit to be a Baker fan, so perhaps my view my be slanted here. I do recommend the books reading, and do recommend you add this one to your collection.

Ultimate biography of Hemingway

Thoroughly traces Hemingway's whole life from birth to shotgun finale. Splendidly done by Baker. I am in agreement with the previous reviewer; this bio is up there with Manchester's bio of Winston Churchill.

A Superb Biography

Carlos Baker's biography of Hemingway reveals the life of Hemingway to be far more interesting and compelling than anything Hemingway wrote. Baker shows himself to have literary talent equal to that of his subject, and has written a thorough and thoroughly readable biography of Hemingway. Anyone who has enjoyed William Manchester's biography of Winston Churchill will be equally entertained and informed