What about Hemingway's love affair?

Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 for "The Old Man and the Sea". Throughout his life, he used the tip of his pen to meticulously depict the torrent of the times and the confusion of human nature, but he never described a perfect story. love. After taking off the halo of the "Nobel Prize", Hemingway in reality had an extremely bohemian private life and had many affairs throughout his life. Not only did he have four marriages, he also hung out in casinos, lingered in spring houses, and the singer of "Lili Marlene", Hollywood actress Marlene Dietrich has been in a "platonic" relationship for 30 years.

But few people know that Hadley exists. In the history of literature, she is just a faint and vague shadow behind Hemingway, and she almost never spoke. But if you have read "A Moveable Feast," a collection of memories of Hemingway's later years, you will definitely remember that in the last few pages, the tough guy writer wrote this: "I love her, and I don't love any other woman. ."

This woman is Hadley, Hemingway's first wife. In various biographies about Hemingway, this relationship is all passed by in a hurry. "I Am Hemingway's Paris Wife" tells this story in the length of a whole book. Paula MacLean mentioned in an interview that Hadley had the greatest influence on Hemingway's life and career. Without Hadley, Hemingway would not have become the writer we know today.

The story of the woman who made Hemingway regret his life took place in the 1920s. The 20-year-old Hemingway and the then 28-year-old Hadley met in Paris after World War I. Hemingway, who had not yet grown a beard at that time, married Hadley, who was seven years older than him, and she stayed with him through the days of poverty and obscurity in Paris.

They fell in love and got married, and then inevitably faced "a world of chicken feathers". Crisis began to arise: Hemingway's manuscript was lost, his son Bumby was born, and as Hemingway's reputation grew, more and more beauties around him Women...and the appearance of the last extramarital lover, female reporter Pauline. Hemingway, Hadley, and Pauline even tried to live together. The three of them ate at the same dining table, played on the beach and in the snow, and lived together in a big house with a warm spring breeze. , but in reality they are suffering separately. In 1926, Hadley finally filed for divorce.

In Hemingway's later years, the simple, simple, and innocent life he spent with Hadley became the memory he missed and regretted most. Hadley was as cherished in Hemingway's mind as a beautiful ideal. Before committing suicide, he wrote: "How I wish I had died while I only loved her."

For writing a biography Extensive collection of information After "I Am Hemingway's Paris Wife" was published in the United States in February 2011, it quickly appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, became the bestseller list of the American Independent Booksellers Association, and was widely reported by major media. So far, it has been published in 35 countries/regions and was named the best book of 2011 on Amazon.com. In October 2011, when the new kindle was launched, this book cover was used as the promotional interface. Not long after the book was published, a follow-up "Hadley Biography" appeared, setting off a new round of Hemingway craze. What's even more interesting is that because of the publication of this book, the name "Hadley" rose 50 places in the ranking of British newborn names.

The author Paula McLean holds a master's degree in poetry from the University of Michigan and currently teaches at the University of New England. She said that she was inspired to write the book by reading "A Moveable Feast". Hemingway's memories of his marriage to Hadley were so tender, profound and full of regret, which prompted MacLean to search for a biography about Hadley, to collect and study details of the passionate relationship between Hadley and Hemingway and hundreds of Pages of moving letters, as well as the memoirs of people who had crossed paths with them, and visits to the Hemingway Collection Center at the Kennedy Library and many Hemingway researchers. History is mute, and its right to speak lies in the hands of future generations. We are fortunate to meet some writers who are willing to remove the dust of history, restore the truth of certain details or create some imagination of stories, adding a little salt to our boring reading. American female writer Paula MacLean is one of them. Her "I Am Hemingway's Parisian Wife" presents us not only Hemingway's initial love and career, but also the love elegy of his first wife Hadley. Paula said that the inspiration for this book came from reading Hemingway's autobiography "A Moveable Feast". At that time, Hemingway was not a tough guy in the literary world, and he was penniless.

However, the stories she told about Hemingway in Hadley's voice allowed readers to peel off Hemingway's "great" image and see through his emotional life. From then on, he became human in the hearts of readers. temperature.