Hemingway and His Conspirators: Hollywood, Scribners, and the Making of the American Dream

by Leonard J. Leff

Book Overview

Ernest Hemingway was the scion of a century of hyperbole and mass media. While previous public figures like Dickens and Twain reached an audience of thousands, Hemingway, thanks to the popular press and the movies, reached an audience of millions. Hemingway and His Conspirators: Hollywood, Scribners, and the Making of American Celebrity Culture shows readers how, aside from talent, the author of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847685454
• ISBN13: 9780847685455
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.7"