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 1962, Leicester's biography provides a revealing and intimate portrait of one of the great writers of our century. Ernest Hemingway was a legend in his own time, whose life was as dramatic as any of the characters in his novels and short stories. He won both the Nobel and the Pulitzer prizes for literature, and the literary style he created has been imitated but never matched.

Leicester was the archetypal kid brother, 16 years younger than the great man, whom he adored and in whose footsteps he followed, becoming a respected writer, sharing his brother's love for high risk and adventure, and, when his health failed, choosing to end his own life as Ernest had done. In this poignant biography, Leicester has given us insight into his world-renowned brother's life and career as no one else could. His reminiscences allow us to better understand what prompted so many of the familiar Hemingway responses, and the experiences from which he derived material for his novels and stories.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561640980
• ISBN13: 9781561640980
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"

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.