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Ernest Hemingway‘s restless spirit of adventure took him many places, where he so often received the inspiration to write his timeless books. He went to Spain during their civil war, he lived in Paris and spent time in Cuba.
However, early on in his adult life, he spent two years in Constantinople and was introduced to Greek culture during a tragic time for Hellenism.
Little is known about the writer’s beginnings as a journalist and his writings on the war between Greece and Turkey, which took place between 1920 to 1922. Hemingway was only 23 years of age when, on September 30, 1922, he arrived in Constantinople as a war correspondent to cover the Greco-Turkish War for the Toronto Star.
The story titled “Hemingway in Constantinople: Ernest Hemingway’s writings on the Greco-Turkish War in 1922” in The Midwest Quarterly academic journal, written by Peter Lecouras is very enlightening about the writer’s first contact with Greek culture. The academic article was published on September 22, 2001.
The American legend wrote a total of twenty pieces during his time in Constantinople, beginning with the story “British Can Save Constantinople,” dated September 30, 1922, to his last article, “Refugees from Thrace,” which bore the dateline of November 14, 1922.
During those two years, Hemingway wrote about the war and its politics while at the same time honing the style that would make him a writer of renown. His experiences there inevitably made their way to his later works as well. The Greco-Turkish war, for instance, is referenced memorably in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” which he wrote in 1936.
According to Lecouras, Hemingway showed his sympathy for the half-million Thracians who were displaced in the Greco-Turkish War for the political and economic interests of the superpowers of the time — namely Britain, France and Italy.
Hemingway also blames the political decisions of the Greek leadership for the catastrophic results of the war in his articles. Following the line of the British foreign office and the American consulate in Ankara, he condemns the Greek cause and the decision of King Constantine to replace competent officers in the Greek army with his cronies
Ernest Hemingway and his Connection with Greeks and their Culture | USA.GreekReporter.com
Hemingway lived a full life.
However, early on in his adult life, he spent two years in Constantinople and was introduced to Greek culture during a tragic time for Hellenism.
Little is known about the writer’s beginnings as a journalist and his writings on the war between Greece and Turkey, which took place between 1920 to 1922. Hemingway was only 23 years of age when, on September 30, 1922, he arrived in Constantinople as a war correspondent to cover the Greco-Turkish War for the Toronto Star.
The story titled “Hemingway in Constantinople: Ernest Hemingway’s writings on the Greco-Turkish War in 1922” in The Midwest Quarterly academic journal, written by Peter Lecouras is very enlightening about the writer’s first contact with Greek culture. The academic article was published on September 22, 2001.
The American legend wrote a total of twenty pieces during his time in Constantinople, beginning with the story “British Can Save Constantinople,” dated September 30, 1922, to his last article, “Refugees from Thrace,” which bore the dateline of November 14, 1922.
During those two years, Hemingway wrote about the war and its politics while at the same time honing the style that would make him a writer of renown. His experiences there inevitably made their way to his later works as well. The Greco-Turkish war, for instance, is referenced memorably in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” which he wrote in 1936.
According to Lecouras, Hemingway showed his sympathy for the half-million Thracians who were displaced in the Greco-Turkish War for the political and economic interests of the superpowers of the time — namely Britain, France and Italy.
Hemingway also blames the political decisions of the Greek leadership for the catastrophic results of the war in his articles. Following the line of the British foreign office and the American consulate in Ankara, he condemns the Greek cause and the decision of King Constantine to replace competent officers in the Greek army with his cronies
Ernest Hemingway and his Connection with Greeks and their Culture | USA.GreekReporter.com
Hemingway lived a full life.
