What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

  • FuglyDuck
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    Hemmingway didn’t do any of the things he said he did- or rather, paid people to take him there and show him things. He certainly wasn’t a skilled hunter, and he’ll was a merely adequate writer.

    Which is why all the good bits were shadow written

    Which, I can’t really disagree with your statement. Tuberville is that useless, after all.

    • @SinningStromgald
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      I’ve seen and heard nothing about Hemingway having a shadow writer? He was certainly a drunk and not entirely a good person, even for his time.

      • Flying SquidOP
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        Never heard that about Hemingway, but I have heard that about Tennessee Williams. Maybe they’re confusing the two?

      • FuglyDuck
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        Wait until you find out who shakespear’s shadow writer was.

        It’s actually historically very common. Most of the “classics” had them.

        • @doublejay1999
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          Where do u get this nonsense ? There’s no hard evidence for ghost writer theory and not much evidence at all.

          Scholars have said such a theory is highly improbable

    • SpaceBar
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      81 year ago

      Did Hemmingway write 100% accurate biographical accounts of his experiences? No. He was a fiction writer who self promoted and built a brand.

      To each is own. I’m not a huge fan, but he’s hardly the first writer to build his own ethos.