Title
Hemingway in Turkey: Historical Contexts and Cultural Intertexts
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Contends that Hemingway’s political and cultural biases distort his fictional representations of Turkey in “On the Quai at Smyrna,” chapter II of In Our Time, and Harry’s recollections in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” Concludes that Hemingway’s three portraits of a savage and unpredictable Turkish character, based largely on his own observations during a brief visit to Istanbul and information obtained from Allied sources, are “morally controversial, historically inadequate, culturally antagonistic, and politically prejudiced.” Umunç aims to set the record straight with an overview of Turkey’s political and military history at the time of Hemingway’s writings.
Published in
Belleten
Volume
69
Issue
254
Date
2005
Pages
629-642
Citation
Umunç, Himmet. “Hemingway in Turkey: Historical Contexts and Cultural Intertexts.” Belleten 69, no. 254 (2005): 629-42.