A Moveable Feast
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- Author：Ernest Hemingway
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Summary
Begun in the autumn of 1957 and published posthumously in 1964， Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast captures what it meant to be young and poor and writing in Paris during the 1920s。 A correspondent for the Toronto Star， Hemingway arrived in Paris in 1921， three years after the trauma of the Great War and at the beginning of the transformation of Europe's cultural landscape: Braque and Picasso were experimenting with cubist form; James Joyce， long living in self-imposed exile from his native Dublin， had just completed Ulysses; Gertrude Stein held court at 27 Rue de Fleurus， and deemed young Ernest a member of une gneration perdue; and T。S。 Eliot was a bank clerk in London。 It was during these years that the as-of-yet unpublished young writer gathered the material for his first novel The Sun Also Rises， and the subsequent masterpieces that followed。
Among these small， reflective sketches are unforgettable encounters with the members of Hemingway's slightly rag-tag circle of artists and writers， some also fated to achieve fame and glory， others to fall into obscurity。 Here， too， is an evocation of the Paris that Hemingway knew as a young man - a map drawn in his distinct prose of the streets and cafes and bookshops that comprised the city in which he， as a young writer， sometimes struggling against the cold and hunger of near poverty， honed the skills of his craft。
A Moveable Feast is at once an elegy to the remarkable group for expatriates that gathered in Paris during the twenties and a testament to the risks and rewards of the writerly life。
Reviews
Mette
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Entertaining， both as an insight into Hemingway's thoughts， family and literary friends， and into early 20th century Paris。 The sections with figures like Gertrude Stein and Scott Fitzgerald were my favourite， with the scathing remarks making me scoff out loud。 Hemingway has a very friendly， familiar tone to his writing， which makes reading his work more appealing Entertaining， both as an insight into Hemingway's thoughts， family and literary friends， and into early 20th century Paris。 The sections with figures like Gertrude Stein and Scott Fitzgerald were my favourite， with the scathing remarks making me scoff out loud。 Hemingway has a very friendly， familiar tone to his writing， which makes reading his work more appealing 。。。more
andrea
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i want to be a poor writer sitting in cafes and living in Paris in the 1920s。 an easy and nostalgic read。
Mihaela Marineau
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My no 1 book EVER。 What a clever， well written CLASSIC！
Jose Ugaz
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Hermosa descripción de la parte bohemia de Paris y de lo que le dio como artista。 Memorable capítulo dedicado a Scott Fritzgerald。
Emily West
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Lovely book， giving a glimpse of Hemingway’s time in Paris。 Reads as if you’ve stepped right into his shoes， writing in cafes， spending time at the races， and chatting with friends。
Adriana
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The book is a memoir of his。 I have read a few of his novels and he is definitely one of my favorite authors。 It was so interesting to look into his life and find out more about his past。 The book takes place in a time when Ernest is a poor writer living in Paris。 The reader follows his days， watching how he works， which cafes he goes to most often， how he spends his free time meeting friends or betting at horse races。 It was so interesting to read about people he mentions like F。 Scott Fitzgera The book is a memoir of his。 I have read a few of his novels and he is definitely one of my favorite authors。 It was so interesting to look into his life and find out more about his past。 The book takes place in a time when Ernest is a poor writer living in Paris。 The reader follows his days， watching how he works， which cafes he goes to most often， how he spends his free time meeting friends or betting at horse races。 It was so interesting to read about people he mentions like F。 Scott Fitzgerald， Ezra Pound or James Joyce。 It was like reading a diary of his and reading about all of those iconic figures of writing was honestly so captivating。 I recommend this book to everyone who loves literature and wants to dig deeper in the life of Ernest Hemingway。 。。。more
Nevena
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Въздържам се да оценя този му роман в звездички， защото не съм обективна。 Писането е окей， обаче смятам за недостойно да описваш в роман реални личности， с реалните им имена， с толкова интимни подробности。
Joe Watt
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Made me wanna drink too much wine and smoke too many cigarettes， which can only be a good thing。 Never read Hemo before and I really like his bare style， he gives a good insight into the practice of writing and also Paris in the 20s。 Was published after his death so I wonder how different/more finished it would have been。 Read after I'd just been to Paris - so felt particularly dreamy。 Made me wanna drink too much wine and smoke too many cigarettes， which can only be a good thing。 Never read Hemo before and I really like his bare style， he gives a good insight into the practice of writing and also Paris in the 20s。 Was published after his death so I wonder how different/more finished it would have been。 Read after I'd just been to Paris - so felt particularly dreamy。 。。。more
Kat
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My favorite book。 I read it once a year at least。
Andrew Updegrove
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Portrait of a Failing ArtistThis was one of Hemingway’s last works in process when he committed suicide， appearing in print three years later。 It provides a series of annotated snapshots of his days in Paris and about Europe while he was a hungry （often literally） expatriate author， sure of his gifts， and impatient for the world to reach a similar appreciation。Brief， only novella length， it provides， in addition to the author’s own account of his and his first wife’s early years， descriptions of Portrait of a Failing ArtistThis was one of Hemingway’s last works in process when he committed suicide， appearing in print three years later。 It provides a series of annotated snapshots of his days in Paris and about Europe while he was a hungry （often literally） expatriate author， sure of his gifts， and impatient for the world to reach a similar appreciation。Brief， only novella length， it provides， in addition to the author’s own account of his and his first wife’s early years， descriptions of several seminal literary figures in the inter-war period， principally Ezra Pound （laudatory）， Gertrude Stein and F。 Scott Fitzgerald （relatively sympathetic） and Ford Maddox Ford （cruelly derogatory， despite the great assistance Ford gave to Hemingway’s career）。As such， it provides tantalizingly provocative insights into how the larger than life， lionized， ever image-conscious author wished his literary origins to be understood。 And， just occasionally， wonderful flashes of his early， by then largely extinguished gifts。 Here is one example:“I remember all the kinds of snow that the wind could make and their different treacheries when you were on skis。 Then there were the blizzards when you were in the high Alpine hut and the strange world that they would make where we had to make our route as carefully as though we had never seen the country。 We had not， either， as it all was new。 Finally towards spring there was the great glacier run， smooth and straight， forever straight if our legs could hold it， our ankles locked， we running so low， leaning into the speed， dropping forever and forever in the silent hiss of the crisp powder。 It was better than any flying or anything else， and we built the ability to do it and to have it with the long climbs carrying the heavy rucksacks。 We could not buy the trip up nor take a ticket to the top。 It was the end we worked for all winter， and all the winter built to make it possible。 During our last year in the mountains new people came deep into our lives and nothing was ever the same again。 The winter of the avalanches was like a happy and innocent winter in childhood compared to the next winter， a nightmare winter disguised as the greatest fun of all， and the murderous summer that was to follow。 It was that year that the rich showed up。” 。。。more
Richard A
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Good stories of Hemingway's time in Paris in the early and mid 1929s， including stories about other American ex-pats such as F。 Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein。 Very entertaining read。 Hemingway was working on this then-untitled book when he died， so this collection includes various fragments of stories， sometimes multiple drafts of the same fragment。 Highly recommended to anyone who likes Hemingway's style and stories。 Good stories of Hemingway's time in Paris in the early and mid 1929s， including stories about other American ex-pats such as F。 Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein。 Very entertaining read。 Hemingway was working on this then-untitled book when he died， so this collection includes various fragments of stories， sometimes multiple drafts of the same fragment。 Highly recommended to anyone who likes Hemingway's style and stories。 。。。more
Katherine
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It's fun when Hemingway gets funny。 It happens occasionally， in a few of the chapters， and is properly funny。He's wonderful in his descriptions of meals and drink。 This is one of the few consistencies of the book， too （i。e。 no chapter fails to contain these descriptions）， giving the book needed familiarity and flow。 You can easily tell that Hemingway writes the chapters as stand alone pieces， so it's all the nicer to see how they DO flow together！ I think this is a credit to the grand flexibilit It's fun when Hemingway gets funny。 It happens occasionally， in a few of the chapters， and is properly funny。He's wonderful in his descriptions of meals and drink。 This is one of the few consistencies of the book， too （i。e。 no chapter fails to contain these descriptions）， giving the book needed familiarity and flow。 You can easily tell that Hemingway writes the chapters as stand alone pieces， so it's all the nicer to see how they DO flow together！ I think this is a credit to the grand flexibility and affability of the reader， and not， as much， the skill of the author。 I read this for enjoyment， but also for the purpose of observing how Hemingway writes。。。I had pedagological motivations alongside the need and desire for encouragement in the lonely lovely task of writing。 This， then， is why I'm particularly interested: were the repeat observations （written slightly differently each time， of course）， done intentionally or are they forgotten repeats， by Hemingway？ I think it is a blend of both。。。 and I certainly know now how difficult it is to remember what you've written and where in the piece it is。 Hemingway is a very intentional writer， but he also has limits on what he'll edit out of the flow of a piece。 Maybe this is why the few repeats that exist in the chapters come off as charming reminders。。。 they aren't obviously designed reminders （which is a relief， as those types of reminders are an annoyance to readers who don't wish to be belittled）。 Instead， they come off as necessary repeats to the new subject （and therefore new angle） each chapter takes up for itself。 It is a great book。 It's only a good book， if I were to use Hemingway's own standards and sentiments in the use of "good"， "very good"， and "great"。 But I say great because of how much personal enjoyment I got out of it。 。。。more
Manne
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Hemingway at his most mature， skill-wise。
K M Laume
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Quite enjoyed this one。 It felt like hanging out with ‘Hem’ and his famous literary/artistic friends in Paris for the duration。 It this what the film Midnight in Paris is based on？ Reminded me of when I lived in Paris - it never leaves you。 I liked hearing him talk of Sylvia’s bookshop - the very same bookshop I spent an afternoon in reading through another of Hemingway’s works on writing。 Kathrine Mansfield even got a mention！ Though he wasn’t much of a fan of her writing… the old cliche of bei Quite enjoyed this one。 It felt like hanging out with ‘Hem’ and his famous literary/artistic friends in Paris for the duration。 It this what the film Midnight in Paris is based on？ Reminded me of when I lived in Paris - it never leaves you。 I liked hearing him talk of Sylvia’s bookshop - the very same bookshop I spent an afternoon in reading through another of Hemingway’s works on writing。 Kathrine Mansfield even got a mention！ Though he wasn’t much of a fan of her writing… the old cliche of being a poor man’s Chehov。 Oh KM 💔 。。。more
Yulidsa Bedoya Zúñiga
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I really wanna go skiing。
Lily
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Того захоплення， яке викликала ця книга під час першого прочитання， немає。 Можливо， тому， що Париж перестав бути "dream destination"， а сам Гемінгвей - ідеалізованою персоною Того захоплення， яке викликала ця книга під час першого прочитання， немає。 Можливо， тому， що Париж перестав бути "dream destination"， а сам Гемінгвей - ідеалізованою персоною 。。。more
Daniëlle Van den Brink
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“You expected to be sad in the fall。 Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold， wintery light。 But you knew there would always be the spring， as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen。 When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring， it was as though a young person died for no reason。”Ernest Hemingway opens up about his years in Paris， of encounters with the likes of Scott Fitzgerald， Ezra Pound an “You expected to be sad in the fall。 Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold， wintery light。 But you knew there would always be the spring， as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen。 When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring， it was as though a young person died for no reason。”Ernest Hemingway opens up about his years in Paris， of encounters with the likes of Scott Fitzgerald， Ezra Pound and Getrude Stein。 Deeply romanticized， this is exactly what I imagined Hemingway to be like in his personal life。 Of course， the narratives are slightly altered， likely in a similar way as his fictional writing: cutting out the bits that solidify meaning to allow for more personal revelations for the reader。 It is all so tragically beautiful， the fleeting joys of small things， the doomed love between Fitzgerald and his wife， Zelda， and the third partner in his marriage of two。 I was fascinated by the accounts of Fitzgerald， a writer more visibly tortured by life than the author himself。 Hemingway always leaves me with a looming feeling of melancholy。 Not necessarily for his adventures but a deep reflective state with powerful emotions that seem to dissapear as I try to examine them more closely。 It is a feeling， a fleeting beautiful thing。 No one quite does that like Hemingway。 His writing can be cryptic in a frustrating way， that you find yourself guessing what he is trying to say here。 But if you can find a way to let that go， you discover that it is often about how ungraspable the truly beautiful and profound things in life are。 Almost as if it would blind us to look directly at them or damage the thing itself and the distance helps us see it and ourselves clearer。 。。。more
Mathias Khan
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3，5
Jim
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I have not read much of Ernest Hemingway since my high school years。 In the waning days of 2021， I decided to re-read A Moveable Feast about Hemingway's experiences in Paris with his first wife Hadley。 It was a pleasure to share the author's experiences in the City of Lights， and to meet with many great （and some not so great） authors who were his friends。 This did not seem to be the same Papa Hemingway who shot himself in Ketchum， Idaho in 1961。 The chapters are like gems， reflecting memories t I have not read much of Ernest Hemingway since my high school years。 In the waning days of 2021， I decided to re-read A Moveable Feast about Hemingway's experiences in Paris with his first wife Hadley。 It was a pleasure to share the author's experiences in the City of Lights， and to meet with many great （and some not so great） authors who were his friends。 This did not seem to be the same Papa Hemingway who shot himself in Ketchum， Idaho in 1961。 The chapters are like gems， reflecting memories that came back to the author in the last full year of his life and savored as if they were newly minted。 Evidently， something went very wrong after those days in Paris。 What happened， I do not know。 As it is， this is a book well worth reading。 Re-acquaint yourself with Ezra Pound， Gertrude Stein， James Joyce， Scott Fitzgerald （he got three chapters to himself）， Sylvia Beach， and Ford Maddox Ford。 。。。more
Jordan
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Really gives you a sense of Paris in the 20s。 Hemingway is taking from direct experience here and that’s when he does his best writing。
Elif O’Neil
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a short and sweet memoir
purvi
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dnf boring but hemingway in paris is still better than emily in paris
Bego
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“Below Les Avants there was a chalet where the pension was wonderful and where we would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright。 That was where we could go”
Ruth
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Interesting view of Paris and the writing life of E Hemingway。。。。
Blake Dickerson
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Blurs fiction and biography。 For fans of Hemingway and the Lost Generation， I implore you give this novel a read。
Eglė Skl
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I recommend this book for two types of people: the ones who have lived in Paris， let it be only a week， and the ones who admire Hemingway’s work。 It’s a must read for the ones who are a combination of both。The memoir is comprised of short stories， centering around Ernest’s life in 1920s life in Paris， and surrounded by other North American artists。 I have very much enjoyed experiencing the Paris where “the most interesting people in the world” live through the author’s eyes。 As Hemingway well pu I recommend this book for two types of people: the ones who have lived in Paris， let it be only a week， and the ones who admire Hemingway’s work。 It’s a must read for the ones who are a combination of both。The memoir is comprised of short stories， centering around Ernest’s life in 1920s life in Paris， and surrounded by other North American artists。 I have very much enjoyed experiencing the Paris where “the most interesting people in the world” live through the author’s eyes。 As Hemingway well put it， there is never any ending to this city 。。。more
Kate Gehlen
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present from dad — a joyous read while in paris
Cleo Sood
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So good。 Jealous。 Going to try to recreate this in the early 21st century bby
Lily
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Although I checked this out while a local book group that concentrates on memoirs was discussing it， all several months after the three part televised special on Hemingway's life， it has taken me a while to read， even though I would not say it has been a "close" read。 But， finally getting to it， the experience has been delightful -- whether as a book about Hemingway， about colleagues and friends， about Paris。 It is certainly one I could return to and milk for that clever phrase or insight or the Although I checked this out while a local book group that concentrates on memoirs was discussing it， all several months after the three part televised special on Hemingway's life， it has taken me a while to read， even though I would not say it has been a "close" read。 But， finally getting to it， the experience has been delightful -- whether as a book about Hemingway， about colleagues and friends， about Paris。 It is certainly one I could return to and milk for that clever phrase or insight or the discipline of writing that perfect sentence。 All that while Hem and cohorts indulge in oft-times less than exemplary life styles， yet call upon discipline arising from deep-seated acceptance of the value of work， of creativity， of doing -- perhaps most overtly with sort of the protected， honored， but wounded， masculinity left over from the devastation of WWI。Several of the reviews here are excellent。 Read them rather than this one， which is more a marker than recording a thoughtful critical view。 But， if， in these Covid days， you can't get to Paris but would like to visit/revisit， consider letting Hem bring the feast to you， either as a read or a read again。 。。。more
Micah DeHenau
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Great book。 A vivid and direct account of the artistic renaissance that was Paris in the 1920's Great book。 A vivid and direct account of the artistic renaissance that was Paris in the 1920's 。。。more
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