My dad actually knew Hemingway and how he knew him is so unbelievable I won't say in public because I would be accused as being as big a liar as Hunter Biden. But buy me a beer in private and I just might open up about that. BTW, anytime the subject of writing came up my dad would go on and on and on and on about Hemingway. He got really mad at me when I quoted what James Jones (my favorite novelist) said about Hemingway.
James Jones was quite a character - have always wanted to read his work.
So much great English literature, so little time.