A Moveable Feast

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First UK edition first impression of A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway (1964) Medium format hardback in near fine condition, there is a previous owneer inscription to the front ednpage There is some wear and marking to dust jacket and chipping to top of spine, now in a removable protective sleeve About Hemingway’s memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties are deeply personal, warmly affectionate and full of wit.Looking back not only at his own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him – James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald – he recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation.Written during the last years of Hemingway’s life, his memoir is a lively and powerful reflection of his genius that scintillates with the romance of the city. Show more