Andrew Shaffer is the author of
Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors and
Great Philosophers Who Failed At Love.
"They may have written such generation-defining classics as
The Great Gatsby and
On the Road, but they were just as likely to go on epic benders as they were to hit the bestseller lists,"
writes Andrew Shaffer about the subjects of his new book. "They were outspoken and polarizing, and lived fast and too often died young. They were the bad boys and girls of Western literature, the literary rogues." One rogue on his list:
Ernest Hemingway
In 1934, Vanity Fair celebrated Ernest Hemingway with a set of paper dolls, featuring interchangeable matador, caveman, bon vivant, fisherman, and soldier outfits. The magazine was paying homage to “Papa” Hemingway’s larger-than-life image, which owed a great deal to the booze-soaked tall tales Hemingway liked to tell. A few of his stories were even true: For instance, he once walked away from a plane crash—directly to the nearest bar, where he ordered a drink.
Read about
another entry on Shaffer's list at The Daily Beast.
--Marshal Zeringue
"They may have written such generation-defining classics as The Great Gatsby and On the Road, but they were just as likely to go on epic benders as they were to hit the bestseller lists," writes Andrew Shaffer about the subjects of his new book. "They were outspoken and polarizing, and lived fast and too often died young. They were the bad boys and girls of Western literature, the literary rogues." One rogue on his list:
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