KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): American novelist Ernest Hemingway was born and died in July (1899-1961). The 1954 Nobel Laureate’s life is commemorated by a visit to his childhood home in Chicago, Illinois.
The stately Queen Anne structure, complete with turret and wrap-around porch, evokes the idea of a peaceful young boy, in stark contrast to the adult he became.
Learning, words, painting, music, and modern technology were all valued by Hemingway’s family.
But there was a palpable grief in his family, where he, the younger of a doctor’s two oldest children, was forced to dress as a girl until he was at least five years old in order to portray them as twin girls by his mother.
Hemingway was praised for his plain, straightforward, and unadorned style in works filled with fierce masculinity and repeating themes of women and death. Hemingway was an enthusiastic traveller who desired adventure and athletics.
He was also known for his fondness for alcoholic beverages. Check out these three bars in Spain, Cuba, and France that honor Papa Hemingway.
An interview with Kawan Food Bhd executive chairman Gan Thiam Chai, who transformed the tiny food firm he established as a young man into an ultra-modern frozen cuisine company with goods marketed practically everywhere in the world, is among the issue’s highlights.
Tan Chui Mui’s Barbarian Invasion earned the Jury Grand Prix at the Golden Goblet Awards last month, which were hosted in conjunction with the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Tan directs and stars in the film, which reunites her with fellow filmmakers Woo Ming Jin (as creative producer) and Pete Teo (as a director).
More information can be found in The Edge Malaysia’s weekly edition of July 5th.
Subscribing to us for your print and/or digital copy will save you money.
P.S. The Edge is also available on the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android./n
