Title
The Old Man and the Manuscript
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Lengthy review of Hemingway’s latest posthumously published book True at First Light by the editor of The Garden of Eden (1986), another of Hemingway’s posthumously published works. Characterizing True at First Light as a failed effort by a failing writer, Jenks outlines the events inspiring the book’s conception along with Patrick Hemingway’s difficulties in editing. Despite criticizing the book as “unformed, fragmentary, digressive, and anecdotal,” Jenks doubts its appearance will diminish Hemingway’s reputation or stem the flow of future posthumous works making their way into the marketplace.
Published in
Harper’s
Volume
298
Issue
1788
Date
1999
Pages
53-60
COinS
Citation
Jenks, Tom. “The Old Man and the Manuscript.” Harper’s 298, no. 1788 (1999): 53-60.