My Brother, Ernest Hemingway

by Leicester Hemingway

Book Overview

My Brother, Ernest Hemingway was the only biography Ernest knew about, and he was pleased with it--although he asked his brother to postpone publication while he was still alive. First published in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002M5REUA
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Fawcett
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

My Brother, Ernest Hemingway

This is an excellent book. It allows you to see a side of Hemingway that you never had just from reading his beautifully written books.

A fine and readable biography of his brother

This was the first full length biography of Ernest Hemingway. His brother, Les, was aware of Ernest's mental and physical problems and that he didn't want any biographies written about him during his lifetime. When Ernest shot and killed himself in the summer of 1961, Les had this book ready to go to the publisher. Leicester was a fine writer and as a man was a life bringer who always raised the spirits of his companions. This quality can be felt in his book. It is quite well written and offers a glimpse into the life of an enormously complicated man who was also a dedicated artist. And Les's biography remains a very fine introduction to his brother's life, one of our greatest American writers.