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\nThe author wi ll \; look at important junctures in his life that shaped this complic ated man: for example\, his wounding in the First World War in Italy\, whe re he was serving as an ambulance driver\, the ways that event resonated t hroughout his life\, and how he re-fashioned it to fit his needs and the p erceived needs of those around him. She will tell about Hemingway&rsquo\;s four wives\, each very different\, and how each of the marriages shaped h is life.
\nSadly\, Hemingway&rsquo\;s life\, and work\, began to dec line after the Spanish Civil War and "For Whom the Bell Tolls." He was bea ten down by too much alcohol and prescription drugs\, suffering from bipol ar disorder\, and\, it seems\, CTE\, the disease that follows on a string of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)\, familiar to us from the sad fates of many football players. Finally\, his work suffered\, and by the time he co mmitted suicide\, he could find no pleasure in living nor satisfaction in working.
\nWhat was the myth of Hemingway\, and how and why did it f ail him? \;
\nPresenter: Mary Dearborn is the author of seven bo oks\, including the 2019 "Ernest Hemingway: A Biography." She has a doctor ate in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University\, and w as most recently a Fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for S cholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. She lives in western M assachusetts.
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