Naomi Wood
Auteur de Mrs Hemingway
A propos de l'auteur
Naomi Wood studied at Cambridge University and earned a Masters degree and Doctorate from the University of East Anglia. She started teaching Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College and currently teaches at the University of East Anglia. Her title Mrs. Hemingway made the bestseller list in 2018. afficher plus (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Naomi Wood
Comorbidities 1 exemplaire
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- Date de naissance
- 1983
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Etats-Unis
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Mrs. Hemingway par Naomi Wood
A beautifully written retelling of the lives of Ernest Hemingway's wives. The stories are fictional with a hint of the biographical, and start off at the end of each marriage, when things are just about to start falling apart. I must admit I went into this only really being aware of Ernest, so it was nice to read a book that centred on his wives and was told from their perspective.
Hemingway’s wives are endlessly fascinating and in this book we get to hear from all four of them from the sainted Hadley, to the somewhat shrewish Fife, to feisty Martha, and then finally to docile Mary. Each thought their marriage would last forever, but each is betrayed by Hemingway’s roving eye, outsized ego, and finally, by the family nemesis – depression. An easy and interesting read.
I was not expecting very much at all out of this book, but the writing straddles the line between literary and popular in a way that is quite readable, without sacrificing depth of emotion and meaning. Themes include: marriage, infidelity, sex, suicide, literature and the Jazz Age and American ex-pat community, masculinity and aging. Really, really recommended. A very quick read, as well.
1922, Paul rebels against his father, a manufacturer, and goes to study art at the newly opened and radical Bauhaus school in Weimar. there he falls in with a disparate group of fellow students whose lives, loves and art are influenced by the Bauhaus, Germany between the wars and the rise of the Nazis.
Although I found the first third of the book difficult to engage with, by halfway I was really interested. I think this had a lot to do with the way that Weimar Germany was depicted and the slow, insidious rise of the Nazi party. The deprivations of life in 1920s Germany were depicted well, hyperinflation was astonishing. Although the fate of each student was mapped out from the start, story was still gripping and ultimately very sad.… (plus d'informations)
Although I found the first third of the book difficult to engage with, by halfway I was really interested. I think this had a lot to do with the way that Weimar Germany was depicted and the slow, insidious rise of the Nazi party. The deprivations of life in 1920s Germany were depicted well, hyperinflation was astonishing. Although the fate of each student was mapped out from the start, story was still gripping and ultimately very sad.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 471
- Popularité
- #52,267
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 27
- ISBN
- 46
- Langues
- 5