The Letters of Ernest Hemingway

FAIN: RQ-230555-15

Penn State (University Park, PA 16802-1503)
Sandra W. Spanier (Project Director: December 2014 to March 2022)

The preparation for print publication of volumes 3-5 of a projected 17-volume edition of American author Ernest Hemingway's complete letters. (36 months)

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, being published by Cambridge University Press, is a comprehensive scholarly edition of the some 6,000 surviving letters of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), about 85% previously unpublished. Winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, Hemingway made a profound impact on modern prose. His life and work still command enormous popular as well as scholarly interest worldwide. The letters not only provide important new biographical information and insights into the artistic achievement of this most influential American writer, they constitute a running eyewitness history of much of the twentieth century. The edition is planned for publication in 17 volumes at two-year intervals. Volumes 1 and 2 (spanning 1907-1925) were published in 2011 and 2013. The Project is requesting three-year funding (October 2015-September 2018) to see into print volumes 3 and 4 and complete the manuscript of volume 5, encompassing Hemingway's letters from 1926 through 1934.

Media Coverage

La continidianidad de Ernest Hemingway en papeles (Media Coverage)
Publication: El Heraldo
Date: 4/24/2014
Abstract: Overview of Hemingway's writing and the vestiges of his personal life that he left behind.
URL: http://http://www.elheraldo.hn/otrassecciones/nuestrasrevistas/700403-373/la-cotidianidad-de-ernest-hemingway-en-papeles

How Hemingway's A Moveable Feast Has Become A Bestseller in France (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Adam Chandler
Publication: The Atlantic
Date: 11/23/2015
Abstract: Discussion of the sales of Hemingway's memoir following the attacks in Paris, with commentary by Dr. Spanier.
URL: http://http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/11/ernest-hemingway-paris-attacks-a-moveable-feast/417294/

Visão acadêmica empobrece cartas de Ernest Hemingway (Review)
Author(s): Marcelo Mirisola
Publication: Folha de S. Paulo
Date: 10/17/2015
Abstract: Critique of Volume 1.
URL: http://http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2015/10/1694894-visao-academica-empobrece-cartas-de-ernest-hemingway.shtml

6,000 Letters, 4 Wives and 1 American Author: Professor Sandra Spanier Assembling Hemingway's Letters (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Emily Knell
Publication: The Daily Collegian
Date: 1/24/2017
Abstract: Coverage of the Hemingway Letters Project, featuring interviews with Sandra Spanier and with Penn State project staff, that appeared on the front page of the Penn State student-run newspaper
URL: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/article_e97d66fa-e1ef-11e6-a9d4-4360682a5eb8.html

Hemingway's Love Letter to Marlene Dietrich Goes on the Auction Block (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sarah Birnbaum
Publication: PRI's The World
Date: 4/19/2017
Abstract: Audio segment for PRI's The World featuring an interview with Sandra Spanier about new Hemingway letters to Marlene Dietrich being put up for auction (includes audio segment and an article)
URL: https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-18/hemingways-love-letter-marlene-dietrich-goes-auction-block

To Have and Have Not (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Robert K. Elder
Publication: The Paris Review
Date: 5/4/2017
Abstract: Article about newly discovered Hemingway letters during World War I (Volume 1-era) to his "high school crush" Frances Coates for the Paris Review
URL: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/05/04/to-have-and-have-not/

In Conversation: The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, 1929-1931 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Linda Bree
Publication: Fifteen Eighty-four: Cambridge University Press blog
Date: 2/12/2018
Abstract: Podcast discussion between General Editor Sandra Spanier and Linda Bree of Cambridge University Press about Volume 4
URL: http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2018/02/in-conversation-the-letters-of-ernest-hemingway-1929-1931/

In Brief: Letters: Review of The Letters of Ernest Hemingway 1929-1931 (Review)
Author(s): Phillip Lopate
Publication: Times Literary Supplement (UK)
Date: 5/11/2018
Abstract: Brief glowing review of Volume 4 for the UK literary magazine
URL: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/editions/may-11-2018/

Interview with Sandra Spanier for HemingwayTraveler.com Catalog for Navarra, Basque Country, and La Rioja (Media Coverage)
Publication: HemingwayTraveler.com catalog
Date: 9/1/2018
Abstract: Interview with Sandra Spanier about the Letters Project, how readers should approach Hemingway, and Hemingway travel
URL: https://issuu.com/espaciohemingway/docs/hemingway_traveler_n1

What's Funny in A Farewell to Arms (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Verna Kale
Publication: Blog of the Los Angeles Review of Books
Date: 10/2/2018
Abstract: Article by Hemingway Letters Project Associate Editor Verna Kale for prominent literary publication about humor in A Farewell to Arms
URL: Kale, Verna. “What’s Funny in A Farewell to Arms.” Blog of the Los Angeles Review of Books, 2 October 2018. https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/whats-funny-farewell-arms/

Windfalls: New Letters from Ernest Hemingway (Review)
Author(s): Nick Ripatrazone
Publication: The Millions
Date: 11/9/2017
Abstract: Review of Volume 4 for the online magazine covering books and culture
URL: http://themillions.com/2017/11/the-letters-of-ernest-hemingway-1929-1931.html

How a Young Ernest Hemingway Dealt with His First Taste of Fame (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Verna Kale
Publication: The Conversation
Date: 11/12/2017
Abstract: Media coverage of Volume 4 written by HLP Associate Editor Verna Kale, discussing interesting new insights from some of the letters in the volume. Article was picked up by the AP and published in many different media outlets, including the Chicago Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle
URL: https://theconversation.com/how-a-young-ernest-hemingway-dealt-with-his-first-taste-of-fame-86037

An Interview with Sandra Spanier regarding Volume 4, filmed at CUP (Media Coverage)
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Publication: Cambridge University Press (Youtube and Facebook pages)
Date: 11/7/2017
Abstract: Video featuring an interview with Sandra Spanier about the upcoming release of Volume 4, filmed at CUP in New York City
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StFLwpIjCP8&feature=youtu.be

An Abundance of Riches (Review)
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Publication: Resources for American Literary Study
Date: 11/1/2017
Abstract: Review of Volume 3 for Volume 39, 2017 edition of this literary journal
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/resoamerlitestud.39.2017.0306?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Hemingway Project Shows How Author Dealt with Fame (Media Coverage)
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Publication: Centre Daily Times
Date: 2/11/2018
Abstract: Article reprinted in local State College, PA paper by associate editor Verna Kale, originally ran in The Conversation, touching on interesting points about Hemingway revealed in Volume 4
URL: http://www.centredaily.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article199268744.html

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway (1929-31)--Welcome to My World (Review)
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Publication: The Irish Times
Date: 3/24/2018
Abstract: Review of Volume 4 for this Irish newspaper.
URL: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-letters-of-ernest-hemingway-1929-31-welcome-to-my-world-1.3425594

Just Discovered: Ernest Hemingway's Earliest Known Short Story, Written at Age 10 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kirstin Fawcett
Publication: Mental Floss
Date: 10/3/2017
Abstract: Article from blog about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West in part by Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her
URL: http://mentalfloss.com/article/504944/just-discovered-ernest-hemingways-earliest-known-short-story-written-age-10

10-Year-Old Hemingway's First Tale Found in Freezer Bag in Key West (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Lisa Marie Farver
Publication: Oak Park Patch
Date: 10/3/2017
Abstract: Article from Oak Park publication about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West in part by Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her
URL: https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/10-year-old-hemingways-first-tale-found-freezer-bag-key-west?KDKD

El Primer Cuento de Hemingway (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Bruno Pardo Porto
Publication: ABC (Spain)
Date: 10/15/2017
Abstract: Article from Spanish magazine about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West in part by Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her and mentioning the HLP
URL: http://www.abc.es/cultura/libros/abci-primer-cuento-hemingway-201710150217_noticia.html

Fourth Volume of 'The Letters of Ernest Hemingway' Series Available Nov. 16 (Media Coverage)
Publication: Penn State News
Date: 11/1/2017
Abstract: News release on Penn State News, the university's news wire service, announcing the release date of Volume 4 and describing the book and the project, including an interview with Sandra Spanier
URL: http://news.psu.edu/story/491558/2017/11/01/arts-and-entertainment/fourth-volume-letters-ernest-hemingway-series

In His Own Hand, an Insight into Hemingway (Review)
Author(s): Wayne Catan
Publication: Idaho Statesman
Date: 10/27/2017
Abstract: Review of Volume 4 for Idaho newspaper, published in print and online editions
URL: http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/books/article181333256.html

New & Noteworthy (Media Coverage)
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Publication: New York Times
Date: 11/3/2017
Abstract: New & Noteworthy books feature in the New York Times, featuring Volume 4 as the first item in the article
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/books/review/new-noteworthy-frank-bruni.html?_r=0

Unseen Letters Show Hemingway's Fight Against Celebrity and 'Bullshit Publicity' (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Dalya Alberge
Publication: Guardian (US)
Date: 10/7/2017
Abstract: Media coverage on the upcoming release of Volume 4, featuring insights on Hemingway from previously unpublished and un-cited letters from the new volume, including a quote from general editor Sandra Spanier
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/07/ernest-hemingway-unseen-letters-celebrity-bullshit-publicity

Unseen Letters Show Hemingway's Fight Against 'Bull**** Publicity' (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Clarisse Loughrey
Publication: Independent (UK)
Date: 10/9/2017
Abstract: Media coverage about the upcoming release of Volume 4, including insights about Hemingway from previously unpublished letters
URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/ernest-hemingway-unseen-letters-new-published-volumes-publicity-celebrity-quotes-a7990221.html

Ernest Hemingway's First Work of Fiction Revealed as a Story of Scotland (Media Coverage)
Publication: The Herald (Scotland)
Date: 10/7/2017
Abstract: Coverage of the recently discovered first work of fiction written by Hemingway, at the Bruce Family Archive in Key West, highlighting its connection with Scotland; work was recently discovered with help of Sandra Spanier, and the article includes an interview with her
URL: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/15581592.Ernest_Hemingway__39_s_first_work_of_fiction_revealed_as_a_story_of_Scotland/

Can a 10-Year-Old Be a Genius? What Hemingway's First Short Story Tells Us (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Emine Saner
Publication: Guardian (US)
Date: 10/2/2017
Abstract: Media coverage of Hemingway's newly discovered first piece of fiction, featuring quotes from Sandra Spanier; also discusses other famous artists' first works, including Mozart and Jane Auster
URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2017/oct/02/10-year-old-genius-hemingway-first-short-story-early-genius-juvenilia

Found: The Earliest Known Work of Fiction by Ernest Hemingway (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sarah Laskow
Publication: Atlas Obscura
Date: 10/2/2017
Abstract: Article from travel and news website about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West in part by Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her
URL: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-earliest-known-fiction-ernest-hemingway-freezer-bag

Hemingway's First Short Story Was Just Unearthed in a Notebook in Florida (Media Coverage)
Author(s): River Donaghey
Publication: Vice
Date: 10/2/2017
Abstract: Article from popular news website about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West in part by Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her
URL: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kz7x5n/hemingways-first-short-story-was-just-unearthed-in-a-notebook-in-florida-vgtrn

Hemingway Since His Centennial (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Peter Coveney
Publication: Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine
Date: 5/1/2017
Abstract: Extensive coverage of the Hemingway Letters Project in an article about all of the Hemingway-related publications since his centennial, in a special issue of the magazine devoted entirely to Hemingway
URL: http://firstsmagazine.com/mayjun17.html

Cuba: 13th International Ernest Hemingway Colloquium Ends (Media Coverage)
Publication: Prensa Latina
Date: 6/18/2017
Abstract: Article about the annual International Hemingway Colloquium for this Cuban publication, which discusses the Letters Project and general editor Sandra Spanier
URL: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=14409&SEO=cuba-13th-international-ernest-hemingway-colloquium-ends

Hemingway's First Short Story Found in Key West (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Robert K. Elder
Publication: New York Times
Date: 9/29/2017
Abstract: Coverage of Hemingway's first work of fiction, from 1909, recently found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West, including an interview with general editor Sandra Spanier
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/books/hemingway-first-story-found-in-florida.html

Ernest Hemingway's First Work of Fiction Which He Wrote Aged 10 Found in Freezer Bag (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Rob Crilly
Publication: The Telegraph (UK)
Date: 10/1/2017
Abstract: Article in UK newspaper about the recently found first piece of fiction written by Hemingway, found in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West by general editor Sandra Spanier, and including an interview with her
URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/01/ernest-hemingways-first-work-fiction-found-freezer-bag/

Hemingways Första Novell Överlevde Irma – Tack Vare Plastpåse (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Benjamin Ekroth
Publication: Aftonbladet (Sweden)
Date: 10/1/2017
Abstract: Media coverage in a Swedish newspaper, the largest in Scandanavia, about the recent discovery of Hemingway's first piece of fiction, in the Bruce Family Archive in Key West, found by general editor Sandra Spanier, with the article including an interview with her
URL: http://www.aftonbladet.se/a/p75XG

15 Books You Should Read This October (Review)
Author(s): Tyler Malone
Publication: Literary Hub
Date: 10/3/2017
Abstract: A blurb for Volume 4 is included in this list of 15 titles recommended for October 2017, on the literary blog at lithub.com, written by a contributing editor
URL: http://lithub.com/15-books-you-should-read-this-october/

Associated Products

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 4, 1929-1931 (Book)
Title: The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 4, 1929-1931
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Editor: Miriam B. Mandel
Editor: Sandra Spanier
Abstract: The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 4, spanning April 1929 through 1931, featuring many previously unpublished letters, records the establishment of Ernest Hemingway as an author of international renown following the publication of A Farewell to Arms. In 1930, Hemingway writes his treatise on bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon. Hemingway, now a professional writer, demonstrates a growing awareness of the literary marketplace, successfully negotiating with publishers and agents and responding to fan mail. He provides for his family, offers support to friends and colleagues, orchestrates fishing and hunting expeditions, and sees the birth of his third son. Despite suffering injuries to his writing arm in a car accident in November 1930, Hemingway writes and dictates an avalanche of letters.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/letters-of-ernest-hemingway-volume-4-1929-1931/oclc/1019900337&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: WorldCat listing
Secondary URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/literature/literary-texts/letters-ernest-hemingway-volume-4?format=HB#joyFuFcDoWzzjVth.97
Secondary URL Description: Publisher's listing
Access Model: Print book
Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 9780521897365
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

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