What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons...

-- Wilfred Owen

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[–] 34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Ernest Hemingway would out drink, out spit, poetry slam this guy to death with his bare hands.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Hemmingway didn’t do any of the things he said he did- or rather, paid people to take him there and show him things. He certainly wasn’t a skilled hunter, and he’ll was a merely adequate writer.

    Which is why all the good bits were shadow written

    Which, I can’t really disagree with your statement. Tuberville is that useless, after all.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've seen and heard nothing about Hemingway having a shadow writer? He was certainly a drunk and not entirely a good person, even for his time.

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait until you find out who shakespear’s shadow writer was.

    It’s actually historically very common. Most of the “classics” had them.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Did Hemmingway write 100% accurate biographical accounts of his experiences? No. He was a fiction writer who self promoted and built a brand.

    To each is own. I'm not a huge fan, but he's hardly the first writer to build his own ethos.

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