Title
Ernest Hemingway: A Strange Fish
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Biographical study focusing on the people and events in Hemingway’s life that purportedly inspired The Old Man and the Sea, such as his relationships with Cuban fisherman Carlos Gutierrez and his unfortunate marlin fishing incident with old friend Mike Strater. Details how the sea and his boat, Pilar, gave Hemingway the necessary solace from his tumultuous life to create a novella with such “a profound understanding of nature, the sea, and the magic of man’s relationship with both its unfathomable depths and the creatures therein.” Includes excerpts from Hemingway’s journalism for the Toronto Star and Esquire, personal correspondence, and colleague testimonies.
Published in
Sea Fever: The True Adventures that Inspired Our Greatest Maritime Authors, from Conrad to Masefield, Melville and Hemingway
Date
2015
Pages
95-116
Citation
Jefferson, Sam. “Ernest Hemingway: A Strange Fish.” In Sea Fever: The True Adventures that Inspired Our Greatest Maritime Authors, from Conrad to Masefield, Melville and Hemingway, 95-116. London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2015.