Best Amanda Schumacher Podcasts (2024)

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in our time, chapter 10: "One hot evening in Milan" 55:39

2d ago55:39

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Welcome to the tenth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. This chapter will be familiar to many readers as the bitter narrative that would later be presented as “A Very Short Story.” Here, this vignette is the longest in this volume. Is it also the most autobiographical?…

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in our time, chapter 9: "At two o’clock in the morning two Hungarians" 58:42

5d ago58:42

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Welcome to the ninth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. This chapter is the first of the vignettes set in America, a fictionalized account of a cigar store robbery that Hemingway learned about in Kansas City in 1917. We discuss this sketch’s depiction of national confu…

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Sandra Spanier and Verna Kale on the 1934-1936 Letters 1:00:17

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One True Podcast celebrates the publication of Volume 6 of the Letters of Ernest Hemingway by welcoming two of its editors, Sandra Spanier and Verna Kale. These letters, spanning 1934-1936, find Hemingway in Key West, fishing, publishing Green Hills of Africa, producing his Esquire dispatches, making his famous reaction to the Florida hurricane of …

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Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera on "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" 54:05

1M ago54:05

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We continue our exploration of Hemingway's short stories with his masterful narrative, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." To aid us in this effort, we're joined by Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, who is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico and served as the 2022 Obama Fellow at the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies. Herlihy-Mera is the a…

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in our time, chapter 8: "While the bombardment was knocking the trench to pieces" 45:37

1M ago45:37

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Welcome to the eighth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. On the heels of the vignette about Nick's war injury, this bombardment scene evokes the idea that there are no atheists in foxholes while, at the same time, capturing the transactional nature of religion during w…

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in our time, chapter 7: "Nick sat against the wall of the church" 52:00

2M ago52:00

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Welcome to the seventh of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. In this important vignette, Hemingway depicts Nick's war injury and his "separate peace" with Rinaldi. We discuss Hemingway's own wounding during WWI, key differences between the final version of the vignette an…

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Amanda Vaill on the Spanish Civil War 53:21

2M ago53:21

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The Spanish Civil War was a brutal and maddeningly complex historical event, with enormous repercussions on Ernest Hemingway’s life and career. To guide us through the many moving parts and frayed relationships, we welcome back Amanda Vaill to One True Podcast. Vaill’s essential book, Hotel Florida: Truth, Love, and Death in the Spanish Civil War, …

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One True Sentence #35 with Julie Schumacher 37:21

3M ago37:21

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Julie Schumacher, author of The Dear Committee Trilogy (Dear Committee Members, The Shakespeare Requirement , and The English Experience), shares her one true sentence from Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. As Schumacher explores, Hemingway's short, terse writing often leads to some "long, meandering, winding roads of sentences" like the one she's ch…

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in our time, chapter 6: "They shot the six cabinet ministers" 49:01

3M ago49:01

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Welcome to the sixth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. The scene depicts the execution of six Greek officials toward the end of 1922. In this episode, we discuss the history of that trial and execution, the journalistic coverage of events, and Hemingway's fictional tr…

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in our time, chapter 5: "It was a frightfully hot day" 50:52

3M ago50:52

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Welcome to the fifth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. This scene of a barricade and a retreat continues Hemingway's brilliant depictions of Battle of Mons. In this episode, we explore some historical aspects of that retreat, compare the narrative voice and point of v…

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Ahmed Honeini on William Faulkner 1:01:59

3M ago1:01:59

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The two great titans of twentieth-century American literature – Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner – never met. They corresponded only a time or two; however, they were always on each other’s minds. Their hyper-awareness of the other’s recent work led sometimes to envy, sometimes to awe, and frequently to catty comments. To help us learn more ab…

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Stephen Koch on the Breaking Point with John Dos Passos 50:56

4M ago50:56

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This episode will focus on the Spanish Civil War and how one particular incident – the murder of accused Fascist spy José Robles – ruptured the relationship between Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos. To sort out the many moving parts to this chapter of Hemingway’s life, we welcome Stephen Koch, the author of The Breaking Point: Hemingway, Dos Pa…

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in our time, chapter 4: "We were in a garden at Mons" 43:34

4M ago43:34

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Welcome to the fourth of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. At 75 words, this short scene describes the Battle of Mons. To Ezra Pound, Hemingway would refer to this conflict (from August 1914 at the very beginning of the First World War) as "clear and noble." In this epis…

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in our time, chapter 3: "Minarets stuck up in the rain" 53:13

4M ago53:13

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Welcome to the third of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. In this scene, Hemingway describes the minarets rising over the landscape overlooking the harrowing evacuation at the Greco-Turkish War in 1922. Hemingway distills the vast scope of inhumanity into the expression …

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Mark Whalan and Karen Leick on American Modernism 1:00:50

5M ago1:00:50

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American modernism is a concept that is so slippery that even scholars don’t always agree on its definition. Is it a historical era, or a literary technique? Was Ernest Hemingway even a modernist? If so, which of his works are most modernistic? For this discussion, we turn to Mark Whalan, editor of the compendious new volume, Cambridge History of A…

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One True Sentence #34 with Mark Kurlansky 25:17

5M ago25:17

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Mark Kurlansky, the author of dozens of books of fiction, nonfiction, and children's literature (including Cod, Salt, and The Importance of Not Being Ernest), shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's story "In Another Country."By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Mark Kurlansky

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in our time, chapter 2: "The first matador got the horn" 46:20

6M ago46:20

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Welcome to the second of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of the Paris edition of Hemingway’s book of vignettes, in our time. In this scene, Hemingway puts us into a chaotic bullfighting scene, with gorings, hooting crowds, and a kid who tries to save the day. We discuss how this early sketch prefigures Hemingway’s career-long fascinati…

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in our time, chapter 1: "Everybody was drunk" 54:39

6M ago54:39

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One True Podcast reads in our time! Welcome to the first of our eighteen shows celebrating the centenary of Hemingway’s book of vignettes. Starting with the unforgettable opening salvo -- “Everybody was drunk” -- chapter one describes a kitchen corporal in a chaotic battery on the way to the Champagne during World War I. We explore these 112 words …

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Verna Kale on Hemingway in 1924 56:34

6M ago56:34

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What was Ernest Hemingway doing in 1924? Where was he? What were his important relationships? What were his challenges? What was he writing? The excellent Verna Kale -- Hemingway biographer and Associate Editor of the Hemingway Letters Project -- joins us to trace Hemingway’s experiences one hundred years ago, walking us through his biography, his …

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Suzanne del Gizzo on "A North of Italy Christmas" 48:52

7M ago48:52

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‘Tis the season! And it wouldn’t be the holiday season without welcoming Suzanne del Gizzo to discuss a seasonally appropriate Hemingway work. In this episode, we examine “A North of Italy of Christmas,” a raucous article he wrote for the Toronto Daily Star one hundred years ago. Del Gizzo – the celebrated editor of The Hemingway Review -- discusse…

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One True Sentence #33 with Cristen Hemingway Jaynes 37:11

7M ago37:11

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Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, author of the short story collection The Smallest of Entryways and Ernest's Way: An International Journey Through Hemingway's Life, shares her one true sentence from her great-grandfather's story "Big Two-Hearted River."By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

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Charles Scribner III on the House of Scribner 57:59

8M ago57:59

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The longest and most mutually beneficial relationship of Ernest Hemingway’s life was with the Charles Scribner's Sons publishing house, a partnership that continues to the present day. Charles Scribner III joins the show to discuss his family’s legacy in publishing, the storied history of Scribner, and Hemingway’s history with the company. We discu…

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One True Sentence #32 with Tim O'Brien 50:44

8M ago50:44

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Tim O'Brien, the author of The Things They Carried, Dad's Maybe Book, and America Fantastica, shares his one true sentence from The Sun Also Rises. Toward the end of the episode, we also reflect on Tim's riveting speech at Dominican University during the 2016 Hemingway Society conference in Oak Park, Illinois.…

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Michael Kim Roos on Rinaldo Rinaldi in A Farewell to Arms 1:01:02

8M ago1:01:02

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Join us for a special episode devoted to Lieutenant Rinaldo Rinaldi from A Farewell to Arms! On this episode, scholar Michael Kim Roos (co-author of the essential Reading Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms) explores the many dimensions of this beloved character. We discuss Rinaldi’s role as Frederic Henry’s best friend, his development over the course …

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Ian Marshall on "The Porter" 55:41

9M ago55:41

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Have you ever read “The Porter”? In this episode, we take you to a seldom-visited corner of Hemingway’s short story catalogue to discuss this fascinating outtake from his discarded novel about a father-son train trip across the United States into Canada. For guidance over this unfamiliar terrain, we turn to the great Ian Marshall, who explains the …

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David Wyatt on Grace Under Pressure 59:33

9M ago59:33

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Hemingway coined the phrase “grace under pressure” in a 1926 letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Since then, the phrase has been repeated like a mantra to describe Hemingway’s attitude toward life and death, his definition of courage, and is regularly used as a lens through which to view his fiction. On this episode, scholar David Wyatt joins us to disc…

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One True Sentence #31 with Dennis Lehane 52:05

10M ago52:05

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Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Small Mercies, shares his one true sentence from A Moveable Feast.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Dennis Lehane

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Carl Eby on The Garden of Eden Manuscript 1:02:38

10M ago1:02:38

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In this episode, One True Podcast takes on the white whale of Hemingway studies: the unpublished manuscript of The Garden of Eden. Although the published version we know may be shocking, the sprawling manuscript reveals even more dimensions of this challenging text and the many complexities of its author. For this discussion, we turn to Hemingway S…

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One True Sentence #30 with Oscar Hokeah 39:07

11M ago39:07

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Oscar Hokeah, winner of the 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Calling for a Blanket Dance, shares his one true sentence from The Old Man and the Sea.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Oscar Hokeah

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Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Lauren Arrington on Italian Fascism 1:13:14

11M ago1:13:14

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We take a look at Hemingway’s intersection with Italian Fascism by examining two of its most volatile figures, Gabriele D’Annunzio and Ezra Pound. In this episode, we talk to Lucy Hughes-Hallett, D’Annunzio’s award-winning biographer, who discusses this notorious firebrand’s military career, love affairs, and artistic legacy. Hughes-Hallett also su…

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The Lost Suitcase 1:11:39

12M ago1:11:39

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For our 100th episode, One True Podcast investigates the legend of the lost manuscripts! In December 1922, Hemingway’s first wife Hadley, misplaced a suitcase filled with the young Hemingway’s unpublished writing. Since then, this episode has invited intense speculation: Was this early work stolen? Did it end up in the garbage? Did Hadley subconsci…

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One True Sentence #29 with Robert Pinsky 43:37

1y ago43:37

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Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate from 1997 to 2000 and author of The Figured Wheel and Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet (among other highly acclaimed works), shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's Paris Review interview.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Robert Pinsky

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Judith Fetterley on A Farewell to Arms 57:05

1y ago57:05

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The legendary feminist critic Judith Fetterley joins us to discuss her brilliant and incendiary work on A Farewell to Arms, a piece from 1978 that has endured as one of the definitive feminist critiques of Hemingway. Prof. Fetterley discusses protagonist Frederic Henry’s self-pity and self-absorption, Catherine’s obsequiousness, and Hemingway’s des…

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Nathaniel Philbrick on Herman Melville 48:54

1y ago48:54

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We head into the heart of the sea with award-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick to discuss Hemingway, Melville, and where these American writers share a vision and where they part. Philbrick discusses The Old Man and the Sea and Moby-Dick as American classics that overlap and speak to each other across the years. He also covers the short story "…

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One True Sentence #28 with Kerri Maher 32:47

1y ago32:47

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Kerri Maher, author of The Paris Bookseller, shares her one true sentence from Hemingway's A Moveable Feast.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Kerri Maher

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James Nagel and Dimitri Villard on Hemingway in Love and War 51:50

1y ago51:50

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Ernest Hemingway’s Red Cross experience in Italy during World War I was short, but it changed the course of his life and his writing. From being wounding in July 1918 to the abrupt end to his relationship with nurse Agnes Von Kurowsky, Hemingway would revisit those traumas for the rest of his life and write about them for his entire career. This pa…

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Mackenzie Astin on In Love and War 54:33

1y ago54:33

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Actor Mackenzie Astin joins us to discuss the 1996 movie In Love and War, the narrative of Hemingway’s wounding in World War I and subsequent romance with nurse Agnes Von Kurowsky. Directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Chris O’Donnell, Sandra Bullock, Emilio Bonucci, as well as Astin, this war epic depicts the upheaval that World War I crea…

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Barbara Will on Gertrude Stein 48:44

1y ago48:44

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One True Podcast continues our exploration of the always complicated world of Hemingway’s volatile “friendships” with an episode devoted to Gertrude Stein. We turn to scholar Barbara Will who discusses the things Miss Stein instructed Hemingway about, both personally and professionally. We cover Stein’s background and education, her depiction in A …

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One True Sentence #27 with Jay McInerney 37:35

1y ago37:35

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Jay McInerney, (bestselling author of Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, How It Ended, and most recently Bright, Precious Days) shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place."By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Jay McInerney

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John Hemingway on Strange Tribe 48:31

1+ y ago48:31

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John Hemingway - grandson of Ernest and son of Gregory -- shares his remarkable story with us. We explore John's important book, Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir, his revealing and unsparing account of his life as a Hemingway. We cover Ernest's volatile relationship with John's father, a history that includes affection and intimate understanding, but…

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Russ Pottle on "Hills Like White Elephants" 59:34

1+ y ago59:34

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Is “Hills Like White Elephants” Hemingway’s greatest short story ever, or only his most famous? Bolstering the case for “Hills Like White Elephants” as the G.O.A.T., esteemed scholar Russ Pottle joins us to explain the story’s composition, imagery, historical and biographical contexts, and unforgettable dialogue. Pottle helps us read between the li…

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One True Sentence #26 with Ilan Stavans 38:40

1+ y ago38:40

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Ilan Stavans, publisher of Restless Books and author of numerous works including Quixote and What is American Literature?, shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Ilan Stavans

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Gioia Diliberto on Hadley Richardson 50:59

1+ y ago50:59

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For an episode devoted to Hadley Richardson, we are proud to welcome Gioia Diliberto, esteemed writer and author of many books, including Paris Without End: The True Story of Hemingway’s First Wife. We explore Hadley’s difficult childhood, her time in Paris with Hemingway, the dissolution of their marriage, the loss of Hemingway’s manuscripts, the …

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Martina Mastandrea on "In Another Country" 57:57

1+ y ago57:57

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The great Italian scholar Martina Mastandrea discusses “In Another Country,” one of Hemingway’s finest short stories. After Mastandrea treats us to an Italian rendition of the famous opening paragraph, we explore the many treasures of the story: Why did F. Scott Fitzgerald admire the first sentence of the story so much? Is this a Nick Adams story? …

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One True Sentence #25 with Naomi Wood 33:26

1+ y ago33:26

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Naomi Wood, author of Mrs. Hemingway, shares her one true sentence from a letter Hemingway wrote to friends Gerald and Sara Murphy after the death of their son, Baoth, in 1935.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Naomi Wood

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James M. Hutchisson on Hemingway in 1923 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

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Happy New Year from One True Podcast! We usher in 2023 with our new year's tradition of wondering what Ernest Hemingway was doing one hundred years ago. In 1923, what was Hemingway writing? Where did he live? Who were his friends and enemies? How was his marriage going? And what was on the horizon? To answer these questions, we turn to his biograph…

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Suzanne del Gizzo on "The Christmas Gift" 59:54

1+ y ago59:54

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We welcome back Suzanne del Gizzo to ring in the season with a discussion of “The Christmas Gift,” Hemingway’s account of his 1954 plane crashes in East Africa. Del Gizzo, editor of The Hemingway Review and widely published scholar, guides us through this extraordinary piece originally written for Look magazine, its role in Hemingway’s self-mytholo…

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One True Sentence #24 with Michael Mewshaw 31:34

1+ y ago31:34

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Michael Mewshaw, author of numerous novels and nonfiction works (including Year of the Gun, The Lost Prince, and the forthcoming My Man in Antibes: Getting to Know Graham Greene) shares his one true sentence from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.By Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Michael Mewshaw

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Jackson Bryer on the Hemingway Code 54:10

1+ y ago54:10

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We are joined by legendary scholar Jackson Bryer, who explains the origins and implications of a notorious concept: the Hemingway code. When the code was introduced in the 1950s by influential scholar Philip Young, what did he intend it to mean? What is a "code hero"? What is a "Hemingway hero"? What did Hemingway mean by “grace under pressure”? Br…

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Don Daiker on The Nick Adams Stories 59:18

1+ y ago59:18

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We welcome prolific scholar Don Daiker to help us celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Nick Adams Stories. We discuss the volume’s impact and legacy, Philip Young’s controversial editorial decisions, the sequencing, and the characterization of Nick himself, in all of his various phases. Which stories does Daiker consider und…

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