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Hemingway
Hemingway and Childhood
In this virtual event series, filmmakers and special guests explore the writer’s art and legacy. Conversations on Hemingway: Hemingway and Childhood was presented by WTTW, and features Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Verna Kale, Tim O’Brien and Paris Schutz.
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1:44:41
Hemingway writes The Old Man and the Sea but is overcome by mental illness.

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1:46:56
Hemingway, having achieved literary fame, goes to report on the Spanish Civil War.

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1:55:56
Hemingway moves to Paris and finds success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.