Title
The Composition, Revision, Publication, and Reception of Death in the Afternoon
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Traces Hemingway’s writing and extensive editing processes through correspondence with his editor, Maxwell Perkins. Illuminates the difficulty Scribner’s had in marketing Hemingway as a nonfiction writer, evidenced in the book’s disappointing sales and lackluster popular reception.
Date
2004
Pages
21-41
COinS
Citation
Mandel, Miriam B., ed. A Companion to Ernest Hemingway’s “Death in the Afternoon.” Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2004.