ERNEST HEMINGWAY

Beautifully designed, intimate and illuminating, this is the story of American icon Ernest Hemingway's life through the documents, photographs, paraphernalia and miscellany he kept, compiled by the steward of the Hemingway estate and featuring contributions by Hemingway's son and grandson.

For many people, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person: soldier, sportsman, lover, expat, and of course writer. But the actual life underneath these various legends remains elusive; what did he look like as a laughing child or young soldier? What was his handwriting like and what did he say in his most personal letters?

How did the train tickets he held on his way from France to Spain or across the American Midwest feel, and what kind of notes did he take on these journeys?

Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts from a Life answers these questions. Edited and with an introduction by the manager of the Hemingway estate, featuring a foreword by Hemingway's son Patrick and an afterword by his grandson Sean, the book has the intimate feel that makes a reader almost like a member of the family. It tells the story of a major American icon through the objects he touched, the moments he saw, the thoughts he had everyday. Beautifully designed, including over 400 dazzling images of Hemingway at every stage of his life. The book features the letters, notes, and miscellany that made that life so rich and special. It is an intimate, illuminating portrait unlike any other. It is a one-of-a-kind, stunning tribute to one of the most titanic figures in literature.


Michael Katakis is the author of a number of books, including Dispatches (special limited edition), The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and the editor of Sacred Trusts: Essays on Stewardship and Responsibility and Excavating Voices: Listening to Photographs of Native Americans. His work has been translated into multiple languages and his writing and photography have been collected by a wide range of institutions including The National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Library in London and Stanford University's Special Collections Department. In 1999, Michael was elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He lives in France and the United States.