Author Event with Mark Kurlansky

844 Elm Street,Manchester NH 03101

22 June, 2022

Description

Playwright, journalist, and author Mark Kurlansky joins us to discuss his memoir/biography, "The Importance of Not Being Ernest." By a series of coincidences, Mark Kurlansky’s life has always been intertwined with Ernest Hemingway's legend, starting with being in Idaho the day of Hemingway’s death. The Importance of Not Being Ernest explores the intersections between Hemingway’s and Kurlansky’s lives, resulting in creative accounts of two inspiring writing careers. Travel the world with Mark Kurlansky and Ernest Hemingway in this personal memoir, where Kurlansky details his ten years in Paris and his time as a journalist in Spain—both cities important to Hemingway’s adventurous life and prolific writing. In this fascinating and often funny book, find: A memoir full of entertaining and illuminative storiesLittle-known historical facts about Hemingway’s lifeAnecdotes about those who suffer from what the Kurlansky calls “hemitis”Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, The Importance of Not Being Ernest shows the huge shadow Hemingway casts. A bookseller's note: "The only Hemingway I've every read was 'The Old Man and the Sea' in high school, and I've never really felt the need to read more. Despite that, the sample of this book that I received sucked me in immediately. I was completely engrossed, despite my Hemingway ignorance. Kurlansky's engaging writing style really makes this a book for everyone, not just diehard Hemingway devotees." -Lily, Lead Bookseller