Is Hemingway really that genius or is he just idolized?
I read his "Farewell to Arms" in translation (English is my second language) but didn't enjoy it, seemed like another tragic war story you forget the next day. Then I read "To Have and Have Not" in English and enjoyed it more because the story was subtler and the whole plot seemed somewhat unique to me. I am currently reading "Death in the Afternoon" in English and it is also rather enjoyable even though I was never interested in Spanish bullfighting. That's my problem with him: I understand why Steinbeck or Faulkner are considered to be amazing, but I don't get it with Hemingway.
Is it that I don't understand Hemingway's true depth and skill or that nowadays he seems like just another American writer?
He used to be special back in the day for his stylistic simplicity. Nowadays, tons of other people imitate his style, which is why the novelty has long disappeared.
Ryan Jenkins
If you have to read him in translation I can understand if it could lose its effect. Youre not a brainlet, Hemmingway is good. One day if your english gets good enough youll be able to appreciate him.
Andrew Evans
Read his short stories and his first novel (The Sun Also Rises a.k.a. Fiesta) - those are his genuinely great works.
Zachary Rogers
I can’t think of another writer like Hemingway. We’re at the point where the original posts are barely even coherent.
Gabriel Allen
If you ever try to write like him you realize just how smart he was. That shit is hard.
Jackson Rogers
Adolf Hemingway.
Carson Nguyen
French must be your mother tongue; your "is it that" in your last question reminds me of the "est-ce que" construction.
Recommend me some French literature.
Aaron Powell
This. They run bad Hemingway contests and the results are usually hilarious. He really was a genius — well, he had help from Mr. Perkins — and his style is probably impossible to emulate perfectly. He was very much of-his-time; no Papas around nowadays
Nolan Sanchez
Is there a cozier author than Ernest bros? Sipping some coffee right now in the cool evening air and reading The Sun Also Rises. Fuck this is a very good experience right now.
