Strange Tribe
A Family Memoir
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Author
Publication
2007-05-01 - The Lyons Press, an imprint of the Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT
Language
English
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8901353M
- ISBN-139781599211121
- ISBN-101599211122
- OCLC Control Number122704535
- OCLC Control Numberstrangetribefami0000hemi
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007299790
- Goodreads445265
- LibraryThing3076096
Classifications
- LCCPS3515.E37 Z61725 2007
Description
This memoir reveals the peculiar dynamics between Ernest Hemingway and his youngest son, Gregory, the author's father. Gregory tried to live up to Ernest's macho reputation -- yet as a cross-dresser and (ultimately) a transsexual, Gregory was obsessed with his "female half," and he struggled with personal demons until his death. The media called Gregory the "black sheep" of the Hemingway family -- but his son wasn't so sure. Here he reveals how Ernest himself felt a special kinship with Gregory, and how the two men (who both suffered from bipolar illness and shared a fascination with androgyny) were actually two sides of the same coin, and that Gregory best exemplified Ernest's ideal of grace under pressure. This is also John's own story of what it was like growing up with his father and his schizophrenic mother, and how he ultimately fled the burden of the Hemingway name and family history. - Publisher.
Description
This memoir reveals the peculiar dynamics between Ernest Hemingway and his youngest son, Gregory, the author's father. Gregory tried to live up to Ernest's macho reputation--yet as a cross-dresser and (ultimately) a transsexual, Gregory was obsessed with his "female half," and he struggled with personal demons until his death. The media called Gregory the "black sheep" of the Hemingway family--but his son wasn't so sure. Here he reveals how Ernest himself felt a special kinship with Gregory, and how the two men (who both suffered from bipolar illness and shared a fascination with androgyny) were actually two sides of the same coin, and that Gregory best exemplified Ernest's ideal of grace under pressure. This is also John's own story of what it was like growing up with his father and his schizophrenic mother, and how he ultimately fled the burden of the Hemingway name and family history.--From publisher description.
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- Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir
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