Status Updates From Autumn in Venice

Seeing the film “Across the River and Into the Trees” I became curious about the back story and so am reading this account. 1, a relationship between a 50 year old man and an 18 year old girl troubles me. 2, the book supports my belief that success turned Hemingway into a self-parody. 3, Donald Trump’s style has a rhythm and a focus similar to Hemingway’s private letters. That gives me pause.