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Hemingway
The Avatar (1929-1944)
Season 1
Episode 2
Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can’t stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn.
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1:44:41
Hemingway writes The Old Man and the Sea but is overcome by mental illness.
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1:55:56
Hemingway moves to Paris and finds success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.