Race and Identity in Hemingway's Fiction

by A. Strong

Overview

Race and Identity in Hemingway s Fiction explores how Hemingway negotiates race as a defining element of American identity. His interest in race and racial identity emerged in his writing and his personal life, through attention to skin color, performance of racial identity, and experimentation and immersion in tribal life and rituals. This study imagines what Hemingway s fiction would look like if his non-white characters were brought out of the background and asks how Hemingway s conception of American identity transforms when it is constructed on the basis of race.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403972057
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	05/21/2008
Series:	American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Amy Strong is Communication Director, Center for Jewish Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

Introduction Indian Camp The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife, and Ten Indians The Battler, The Light of the World, The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber and The Snows of Kilimanjaro The Garden of Eden: David The Garden of Eden: Catherine The Garden of Eden: Marita Under Kilimanjaro