HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954, Pulitzer Prize winner ...

HEMINGWAY ERNEST: (1899-1961) American Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1954, Pulitzer Prize winner 1953. A wonderful illustrated A.L.S., Papa, one page, 4to, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, 25th November 1954, to his son, John ('Jack') H. N. Hemingway ('Dear Bum'). Hemingway informs his son that 'we have been swamped here with the Prize thing and all work and everything else put on the burn between journalists, photographers and crazies', explaining that he is going to Paraiso for two weeks to escape them and that he has been really over-run ('Am 200 cables and 400 letters behind the ball'). The novelist continues to write on family and social matters, 'Am very happy all your news is so good and that you had such good shooting and lovely fishing on your birthday. Delighted things going well with Puck's [his daughter-in-law, Byra] health…..Mouse [his second son, Patrick] seems fine and has been hunting very well….He had a pretty close thing with a buff and behaved perfectly. Killed a fine bull buff and very fine lion…..These skullheads must be wonderful smoked', further discussing financial matters and a dividend cheque before also remarking 'Gig [his third son, Gregory] writes when he feels like it. Doesn't answer important letters and you have to be very careful not to offend his perfect judgement. But on the whole he seems much better. Maybe he is just working hard finishing pre-med'. Hemingway concludes his letter writing 'Give Puck our love and luck…..Mary [his fourth wife] sends her love. Tell Miss Muffet [his grandchild, Joan, the eldest daughter of Jack and Byra] we have a true gray feather kitty now' and alongside his signature has added an enigmatic sketch of two circles enclosed within an oval and with the caption 'Ein kuss with Paulsen Pies (sur-realist)'. Accompanied by the original air mail envelope hand addressed by Hemingway to his son in Portland, Oregon, and signed ('E. Hemingway') above the printed return address to the verso. An excellent letter written in the month after Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for Literature and with good references to his passion for hunting and several of his, sometimes troubled, family members. VG John 'Jack' H. N. Hemingway (1923-2000) Canadian-American fly fisherman, conservationist and writer, son of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Elizabeth Hadley Richardson.