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To: forkinsocket
the electro-shock therapy he received as treatment for his depression, and which left his memory and his ability to write in ruins

I've read a couple of Hemingway novels. I'm not sure he had much writing ability to lose.

33 posted on 01/30/2008 3:37:11 AM PST by Hardastarboard (DemocraticUnderground.com is an internet hate site.)
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To: Hardastarboard

When he was good, he was very good indeed. But when he was bad, he was a parody of himself.


34 posted on 01/30/2008 3:39:30 AM PST by durasell (!)
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He revolutionized English prose.


35 posted on 01/30/2008 1:27:28 PM PST by Borges
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Yeah, he is only one of the Greatest writers to come out of America. I’m sure you like Steven King much better.


59 posted on 01/30/2008 4:51:36 PM PST by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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