Moveable Feast: The Fully Remastered Edition

M. Dali: This reads like journal entries. They are interesting as they give insight into Hemingway's thoughts and feelings as a young married father living in 1920s Paris surrounded by the "Lost Generation" as he writes in cafes, eats wonderful food, hangs with the likes of Scott and Zelda, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and has an adoring wife. This is a fun, easy read and nothing like his novels, which I actually don't care for due to his sparse "lean" writing.

United States on Oct 08, 2023

Paul T: A great complement to The Paris Wife. The two perspectives of the same life together is compelling and entertaining
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United States on Oct 08, 2023

Amazon Customer: It is said that the book is featuring a personal foreword by Patrick Hemingway, Ernest's sole surviving son, and an introduction by the editor and grandson of the author, Sean Hemingway, this new edition ...
The edition is not published by Vintage in 2000. It is an Arrow Book of 1994.
Hence, none of the above is there.

India on Sep 16, 2023

Z I Fergus: “A Movable Feast” was our assigned Hemingway month read. The Kindle version includes a Part 2: Additional Paris Sketches, which I understand were only partially completed by Hemingway before his death but have been subsequently included by his estate.

Ernest Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast" offers readers an intimate and evocative glimpse into his life during his formative years in 1920s Paris. I enjoy Hemingway's prose; it is spare and contemplative, yet rich in its ability to transport me to vibrant locations and personalities. Part memoir, part reflection on the artistic process, this posthumously published work captures the essence of an era and the spirit of creativity that thrived within it. For those who love Paris, these chapters will be very enjoyable and will evoke memories of walking down the same Rues.

Hemingway's recollections are candid and unembellished, as if he were sharing a bottle of wine with you while he name drops encounters with Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Joyce or Ezra Pound. The author's narrative is at once a critical homage to his companions and an exploration of his own development as a writer. His descriptions of shared meals,...

Australia on Aug 09, 2023

KahnaKuhl: Celebrated and controversial US writer Ernest Hemingway recalls the time he spent in 1920s Paris as a young married man and aspiring author. A Moveable Feast is a mild, thoughtful memoir that includes a number of useful writing tips in passing. But much of the content revolves around Hemingway's relationships with other famous writers, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald in particular. I found that aspect a bit self-indulgent and gossipy, tbh, but I guess anyone interested in the literary history of the period will find this a useful source.

United States on Aug 01, 2023

Dan Hobson: I don't know what attracts me so much to Hemingway's writing in the sense that it is not only relaxing reading but also a style that is easy going and absorbing! This is the third book of Hemingway I've read and will be reading many more

United Kingdom on May 16, 2023

Andy: Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast is a timeless classic that provides a glimpse into the life of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. The book is a memoir of Hemingway's time as a young writer in Paris in the 1920s, and it is filled with vivid descriptions of the city and the people he knew.

The writing is masterful, as one would expect from Hemingway, and the book is a joy to read. The author's love for Paris and the bohemian lifestyle of the expat community shines through on every page, making the reader feel as if they are right there with him. The book also provides an interesting look into the artistic and literary scene of Paris in the 1920s, and the interactions of Hemingway with other writers and artists of that time.

I particularly enjoyed the author's reflections on the craft of writing and the struggles of a young writer. Hemingway's insights and advice are as relevant today as they were when the book was first published.

Overall, I highly recommend A Moveable Feast to anyone interested in literature, Paris, or the life of Ernest Hemingway. It is a beautifully written, evocative, and thought-provoking book that will stay with you long...

Germany on Jan 30, 2023

Rocky Macy: "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." Ernest Hemingway

American novelist Ernest Hemingway cloaked himself in a life that was every bit as exciting and colorful as those lived by the characters who populated his novels. Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. in 1899, the son of a country doctor who was an outdoorsman and a culturally refined mother who pushed her son toward the arts. Young Hemingway tried to join the US military as an infantry "foot soldier" in World War I, but was turned down because of poor eyesight. He ended up volunteering as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross on the Italian front, and after serving heroically and suffering multiple shrapnel wounds, he went on to enlist in the Italian infantry and saw service on the Austrian front.

Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson, moved to Paris in 1921 - a century ago this year - where he wrote dispatches for a newspaper in Toronto and did freelance work for other newspapers and journals while honing his skills as a professional writer of stories and novels. Ernest...

United States on Feb 28, 2021

Jon Waters: Hemingway, late 1920’s: “I learned one thing.” Hadley (Hem’s first wife): “What?” Hem: “Never go on a trip with anyone you do not love.” Said right after Hem had spent ten days on a road trip to Italy with his new friend Scott Fitzgerald, who was what we now call ‘high maintenance.’ (Actually, it’s good advice for going on life’s journey.)

In 1956, at the Hotel Ritz restaurant after a long hiatus from Paris, Hemingway was told by the maître ‘d that they had two trunks of his they had been keeping for him since 1928. In it were his notebooks from that period, containing Hemingway’s early efforts to aspire to the status of a writer, and they show his recognition that a writer must adopt a writer’s discipline to write every day, even if only in a journal. A Moveable Feast, published posthumously in 1964, reflects that discipline. More importantly, it contains his unvarnished observations of some of the key American expatriate writers living in Paris who he befriended. Gertrude Stein and Scott Fitzgerald are prominently featured. The Restored Edition, published in 2009, is the premier version of this charming window into the mind of the artist as...

United States on Dec 26, 2020

I. Jones: I read this book after reading In Our Time and it’s fascinating, unbelievable really, to see how Hemingway struggled to see his stories in the early days. This is the author’s memoir of his days as a young writer in Paris. He describes the struggle he had to sell his stories, and when you read In Our Time you wonder what publishers and readers were looking for in those days. It seems to me that the stories in In Our Time would do credit to a much more mature writer than Hemingway was when he wrote them. Yet, at the time he was writing them he and his wife were struggling to pay the bills, counting every penny, skipping meals. And meals are very important to Hemingway. Along with alcohol. As with much of his fiction, when Hemingway has the money, he really digs in and there are plenty of alcohol-fuelled encounters with poets, painters and novelists here. Perhaps the most memorable is a hilarious encounter with F Scott Fitzgerald. They arrange to go to Lyons together to collect Fitzgerald’s car which he and his wife had abandoned there. Despite Hemingway’s careful arrangements, they end up going down to Lyons on different trains and staying in different hotels. Eventually...

United Kingdom on Nov 08, 2019