The Sun Also Rises
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Time Is Precious: A Conversation with Clifford Thompson
Clifford Thompson discusses his work and art-making.
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Hemingway and the Trendiness of the Badly Behaved Writer
While most know Hemingway to be a favorite of stereotypical “macho” literature buffs, what with the author’s tendencies for vicious criticism and outright brawling, not many know just how vulnerable he was starting out as a complete nobody in the…
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Telling Your Own Truth
The art of storytelling is largely about choosing what is to be conveyed and—most importantly—what is to be left out. For FSG’s “Works in Progress,” Guillermo Erades, author of the just-released Back to Moscow, writes about the persistently bedeviling give-and-take of fiction…
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How to Title Your Next Novel
What patterns, dreams, and desires lie hidden within the ostensible hook of a novel’s title? Dustin Illingworth, for Lit Hub, explores the keys to a successful book title after considering, among others, The Sun Also Rises. They include not using the word “Trimalchio,” and…
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How Fitzgerald Shaped Hemingway
An early draft of Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises focused on Brett Ashley, the woman who serves as a love interest to protagonist Jake Barnes and others. The revised manuscript owes much to F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote a letter…