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Fred
Schafer’s Short and Wonderful Life of Henry Hemingway is a terrific
read from beginning to end. At times a wildly humorous ride through the
author’s many and varied sexual encounters, at other times a philosophical unveiling
of life’s meaning and absurdity. I found myself coming back to Fred’s book
again and again, interested to find out what would happen next. He invites us
into a world of unfolding identity development. In the process, he speaks
with a directness and honesty that is compelling. Throughout, the words are
carefully chosen, never is there an overuse of language, although everything
seems to have been written with such ease. This beautiful efficiency and some
damn fine storytelling makes Henry Hemingway one of the best memoirs I
have yet read. Steve
Wells Internationally
recognized psychologist and author Fred Schafer takes on two
of the 20th Century’s literary giants. The story takes off when he arrives in
New York. Miraculously, he meets an old mate of Hemingway’s from the Toronto Star. He enjoys a bevy of
buxom beauties, in true Miller style. Not as macho as Ernest, Fred manages to
inject the book with a unique philosophy, somewhere between Schopenhauer and
Bob Dylan. There are
scenes that will stay in my memory, like the time he visits Rachel’s English
class and speaks about his radical reading of The Great Gatsby. Or the time he stays up all night with his
Mexican hosts in California, arguing about Schopenhauer and predetermination. Bruce L. Russell |
