The Garden of Eden
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743564480 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. PW stated that while the manuscript is of scholarly interest, it does not hold up as a "bona fide Hemingway novel." Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly An edited version of a narrative abandoned by the Nobel laureate, The Garden of Eden is about a young American couple in Europe on an extended honeymoon
A sensational bestseller when it appeared in 1986, The Garden of Eden is the uncompleted final novel of Ernest Hemingway, which he worked on intermittently from 1946 until his death in 1961. Set on the Côte d'Azur in the 1920s, it is the story of a young American writer, David Bourne, his glamorous wife, Catherine, and the dangerous, erotic game they play when they fall in love with the same woman.
Hemingway's Timeless Art Continues to Reward I must admit to having approached Garden of Eden with a certain skepticism. As a posthumous release, having been started in the 30s, edited after his death and dealing with Hemingway's convoluted views on women and sex, there was a lot that could go wrong.I was most pleasantly surprised to become immersed in one of my favourite Hemingway novels. His sparse, Zen-like descriptions are as evocative as ever, and the m. Ahead of its time W.R. Case I've read quite a bit of Hemingway, and this is one of my favorites. There is a good deal of sexually oriented content involving a guy-girl-girl love triangle (the main character's wife seems to be bisexual and experiments at being transgender), but the writing about writing (the main character is a young writer) is what this story is about. As far as the sexual content, it is as relevant today as it was when it w. "An Incomplete Masterpiece" according to propertius. This is a real treat for Hemingway fans but the rader should keep in mind it was a work in progress. It is obvious that , if he had lived to finish it, much of the writing would have received that famous Hemingway polish and editing. The subject matter is certainly unique and the female characters are uniquely for Hemingway more interesting than the men. Not since Brett of "The Sun Also Rises" have female characte