Michael Reynolds Libri

Israele-Cisgiordania. Stati Uniti-Messico. Corea del Nord-Corea del Sud. Cipro greca-Cipro turca. Spagna-Marocco. Arabia Saudita-Yemen. India-Pakistan. Thailandia-Malesia. Botswana-Zimbawe. Belfast. Bagdad. Hoek Van Holland. Padova. Famosi e quasi sconosciuti, grandi e piccoli, non c’è traccia di questi muri in “1989”. E nemmeno di quello di Berlino. Eppure sono loro i protagonisti indiscussi dei racconti. A guardarli, sembrano costruiti con mattoni, filo spinato, blocchi di cemento, corrente elettrica, sensori agli infrarossi. È solo apparenza. Tutti sono tenuti in piedi da un unico, misero impasto: diffidenza, egoismo, paura, odio. E mancanza d’immaginazione. La penna di dieci grandi scrittori e la matita di un altrettanto grande illustratore per un ideale, enorme graffito contro l’intolleranza. Per dieci racconti, ricchi di fantasia e colorate suggestioni, contro il tetro grigiore dei muri. Per nuovi, giovani architetti che alla ottusa rigidità dei muri sostituiscano l’acuta flessuosità dei ponti.

Published to coincide with the major release of HBO's upcoming film Hemingway and Gellhorn, starring Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. číst celé

The 1920s in Paris are the pivotal years in Hemingway's apprenticeship as a writer, whether sitting in cafes or at the feet of Gertrude Stein.

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of Cuban revolutions and the Spanish Civil War, the book delves into Ernest Hemingway's evolution as a writer during a pivotal period. It explores his experimentation with both fiction and nonfiction, highlighting significant works like Death in the Afternoon and Green Hills of Africa. The narrative offers an intimate portrayal of Hemingway, capturing his essence and the influences that shaped his literary journey, making readers feel as if they are experiencing his world firsthand.

Hemingway's triumphs as a writer during the 1940s and 1950s accompanied a life of risk and danger.

Reynolds provides unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer Corps, one of only two units in the German Army which had borne Hitler's name, during its fight against their Allied adversaries in Normandy.

The autobiography of an outstanding post-war soldier.

This meticulously researched book documents the actions of the SS Panzer Corps throughout the last offensives of the Second World War.

Originally published: Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2003.

These are the heady times of the Nick Adams short stories, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and the writing of The Sun Also Rises. These are also the years of Hemingway's first marriage to Hadley Richardson, the birth of his first son, and his discovery of the bullfights at Pamplona.