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Dearborn (Mailer: A Biography) has written a thoroughly researched, richly detailed book debunking the Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) legend. She presents a complex portrait of the writer as a son, brother, husband, and father, whose genes shaped his own fate as well as those of his ancestors and descendants. Arguing that Hemingway suffered from manic depression, aggravated by alcohol abuse, and that his mental illness had an adverse effect on his r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More