Hemingway famously rewrote the ending of A Farewell to Arms dozens of times, 39 times according to him in his Paris Review interview, 47, if you count all the versions compiled by his grandson as an addendum to the Hemingway Library Edition of the book. The problem? “Getting the words right.”
39, or 47, Endings
39, or 47, Endings
39, or 47, Endings
Hemingway famously rewrote the ending of A Farewell to Arms dozens of times, 39 times according to him in his Paris Review interview, 47, if you count all the versions compiled by his grandson as an addendum to the Hemingway Library Edition of the book. The problem? “Getting the words right.”