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Book Discussion: Mythbusting Hemingway with Rob Elder

  • Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum 339 N Oak Park Avenue Oak Park United States (map)

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

As part of our Hemingway in the 21st Century series, we discuss one of the latest books added to the Hemingway anthology, Mythbusting Hemingway: Debunking Hemingway Myths and Celebrating the Extraordinary Stories of His Life. Co-authored by Thomas Bevilacqua and Robert K. Elder, we will be joined by Oak Park's own Elder to discuss the many myths of Hemingway. This discussion will be led by Carla Whitacre Mayer, who heads up the Outreach and Education initiatives for the foundation.

In this book, Hemingway legends--both true and debunked--are informed by detective work the authors did for the Paris Review, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. For this volume, the authors conducted fresh interviews and scholarship that shed new light on the man, his work, and legacy.

The event is FREE, but please register here.

We will be recording this event and uploading to Youtube, we will provide a link when it is available.


Robert K. Elder is the award-winning author or editor of 20+ books, including four about Ernest Hemingway. He is also the President and CEO of Outrider Foundation, which supports journalism and media about climate change and nuclear threats. A Montana native, Elder lives in Chicagoland with his family. For more information, visit robertkelder.com.