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A memoir of Hemingway’s years as a young writer in 1920s Paris
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What it is about
Ernest Hemingway looks back on his early years in Paris, when he was poor, young and learning to write. He describes cafes, writers such as Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald and his life with his first wife. The book was published after his death.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who love books about writing and Paris.
What you will get
A classic memoir of a place and a time.
A Moveable Feast Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Paris · Writers · Memoir
Length
211 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Hemingway, his wife Hadley and the writers of the Lost Generation.
Setting
Paris in the 1920s.
What makes it different
A portrait of famous writers by one of them.
Feel
Nostalgic, sharp and moody.
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