His son said he was a good father. I’d say the same thing. His wife cared more for Hemmingway than she cared for her kids. Her parents paid their bills in-between novels. Hated racism-don’t we all?
Why? The man had talent. Grain of salt I guess. Ken Burns is good but we have to take him with a bigger grain.
Wrong. His children hated him. And he was more racist than his contemporaries.