It materialized in my mind while I was writing The Most Romantic Hero of the Roaring Twenties essay. Papa's heart was always brimming with affections—for so many people, places, experiences... It's captivating. Just like those bewtiching women with their mysterious powers...
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The Most Romantic Hero of the Roaring Twenties
Hemingway's roman à clef The Sun Also Rises is through and through a romantic novel—full of passions and yearnings. At the time, 26-year-old Papa struggled with temptations, desires, and deceit. He channeled the complexity of it all through his alter ego Jake Barnes onto the pages of his first novel... And he brilliantly managed to do it without breaking away from his "iceberg" philosophy.
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From Fireworks and Other Illuminations: Netsukes
It was always Regina’s plan during her trip to Kyoto to spend some time in the narrow wooden streets of Gion. There, she finds herself drawn to the tiniest antiques shop on Shinmonzen-dori, where she discovers a collection of netsuke that will stay with her for a lifetime... Watch Now
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