The Garden of Eden

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• Strange Fruit

  Who would have suspected Hemingway’s resources as a food writer? Not me, at any rate. The Garden of Eden is studded with provincial delicacies Elizabeth David would be proud of (‘jamon serrano, a smoky, hard-cured ham from pigs that fed on acorns’) a ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

• A Farewell to Hemingstein

  Hemingway by now is like some old man who’s been sitting at the end of the bar for years. A fellow comes in and says, “Hey, that guy seems awfully tough; do you think he’s just showing off?” Yes, both. “I mean people who brag that much often turn out ... (read full critics)

  nybooks published on Sun, 22 Aug 2010

4 Reviews

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  I hate it!

  This is the most despairing novel I've ever read. I hat it, but I don't regret reading it.

  Incredibly crazy Catherine! I'm always annoyed by her while I was reading. I didn't expect that she burned up all David first draft, clippings, and the letters from his editor. I burst into tears. I can ... (continue)

  This is the most despairing novel I've ever read. I hat it, but I don't regret reading it.

  Incredibly crazy Catherine! I'm always annoyed by her while I was reading. I didn't expect that she burned up all David first draft, clippings, and the letters from his editor. I burst into tears. I can not help it! I hate tha devil woman who ruined all David's writing. I think I understand that the writing the very thing David cares so much, even more than himself. I believe so.

  The endless ending consoled me a little bit. At lease David started over his novel. Wish you good luck!

  I hate this book so much! But it was well written.

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  Reiji said on Jun 20, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Approximately half of the novel is simply great. It reworks the classical Hemingway hero, showing him under a very different light, and even preparing for the sexual revolution of the 1960s. But many parts are...well, it's a book by a very depressed writer, soon to shoot himself, particularly concer ... (continue)

  Approximately half of the novel is simply great. It reworks the classical Hemingway hero, showing him under a very different light, and even preparing for the sexual revolution of the 1960s. But many parts are...well, it's a book by a very depressed writer, soon to shoot himself, particularly concerned about the fact that he felt he couldn't finish novels anymore, what did you expect?

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  il Ciri said on Dec 28, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Posthumous work by Hemingway.

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  jelabino said on Aug 27, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  THE Heming-Way?

  This is quite a departure from Hemingway's other novel. It is an interesting story that still leaves traces from the Hemingway's style for depicting a human mind's evolution over the story line.

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  artie said on Jan 8, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Audio CD
• Edition: Unabridged
• ISBN-10: 0743564480
• ISBN-13: 9780743564489
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Pub date: Oct 31, 2006
• Dimensions: 903 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook

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