Hemingway
The Paris Years
24 June 1999
Description
"Excellent…Reynolds is as good on the Paris writing as he is on the Paris life." —Times Literary Supplement
The 1920s in Paris are the pivotal years in Hemingway's apprenticeship as a writer, whether he was sitting in cafes or at the feet of Gertrude Stein. These are the heady times of the Nick Adams short stories, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and the writing of The Sun Also Rises. These are also the years of Hemingway's first marriage to Hadley Richardson, the birth of his first son, and his discovery of the bullfights at Pamplona.
Reviews
"Reynolds establishes himself as without peer among those still sorting and sifting the tangle of lies and facts that are Hemingway's self-invented life…The genius of the book lies in a graceful and informative linkage between literary creation and biographical incident." — Library Journal (starred review)
"Engrossing…Reynold's penetrating analysis and meticulous scholarship reveal Hemingway in all his complexity as man and artist, with no flaw glossed over. The hypocrisy, selfishness, paranoia, the discipline, genius, and ruthlessly self-promoting ambition—are all illuminated and woven into a narrative as compelling as a novel." — Choice
"The best book about how Hemingway became Hemingway." — Scott Donaldson
Also By: Michael Reynolds 
The Young Hemingway
Paperback, 1998
A National Book Award Finalist
"The Young Hemingway will entertain and surprise…It should rank as one of the best nonfiction books of the year." —Los Angeles Times
