Hemingway and Italy collects the most innovative and most relevant papers that were presented at the sixteenth Biennial Hemingway Conference in Venice, Italy, in 2014. These essays address Hemingway’s World War I experience in Italy, his Italian associates, and the ways in which the Italian culture intersects with Hemingway’s life and work. Contributors analyze Hemingway’s Italian works, such as the novels A Farewell to Arms and Across the River and into the Trees, and neglected short stories such as “The Good Lion.” This collection also features those who knew him and served drinks to him dur ... More

Hemingway and Italy collects the most innovative and most relevant papers that were presented at the sixteenth Biennial Hemingway Conference in Venice, Italy, in 2014. These essays address Hemingway’s World War I experience in Italy, his Italian associates, and the ways in which the Italian culture intersects with Hemingway’s life and work. Contributors analyze Hemingway’s Italian works, such as the novels A Farewell to Arms and Across the River and into the Trees, and neglected short stories such as “The Good Lion.” This collection also features those who knew him and served drinks to him during his Italian days. This volume is introduced by Hemingway himself, a previously unpublished sketch called “Torcello Piece,” that clearly reflects Hemingway’s devotion to his adopted homeland.