A Moveable Feast

By: Ernest Hemingway

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. It is his classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, filled with irreverent portraits of other expatriate luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein; tender memories of his first wife, Hadley; and insightful recollections of his own early experiments with his craft. It is a literary feast, brilliantly evoking the exuberant mood of Paris after World War I and the youthful spirit, unbridled creativity, and unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized.

©1964 Ernest Hemingway Ltd. Copyright renewed 1992 John H. Hemingway, Patrick Hemingway, and Gregory Hemingway. All rights reserved. (P)2006 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Hemingway beautifully captures the fragile magic of a special time and place, and he manages to be nostalgic without hitting any false notes of sentimentality." (Amazon.com)

Like listening to Hemingway reading his own work

The narrator was superb. A great listening experience.

Too brief

As a diehard Hemingway fan, I should have opted for a longer piece. $12 for four hours...and there is another version that is six hours longer? I digress.

A great listen

If you could sum up A Moveable Feast in three words, what would they be?

A great book

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed hearing about what life was like in the 1920s Paris and the interactions Hemingway had with other famous writers.

Any additional comments?

The is the original, unchanged version of the book. The narration was wonderful and the book really sucks you in. Hemingway looks back, sometimes in regret, at the beginning of his literary career.

A wonderful story

This is just a wonderful story and Earnest Hemingway’s early innocent days as a reporter and writer living in Paris when he was about 25 with his wife and son. It is fascinating to read about how he relates to the most famous writers and artists in Paris.

Pleasure to listen to it

It felt like I was stepping into Hemingway’s shoes and into 1920s Paris. Well written with some deep insights. I enjoyed his descriptions and analysis of Gertrud Stein, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, etc. Reminded me of the movie Midnight in Paris, but of course more detailed and insightful. The narrator was a good choice, he resembles Hemingway and his personality.

Wonderful book and reading.

I listened to this after heaving finished The Paris Wife and wanting more. Hearing the same story told on Hemingway’s voice she’d new light. His writing again, as always seems effortless. His account of a trip to Lyon with F. Scott Fitzgerald is so good—worth the price of the book.

5 stars all the way

Hadn't read this since college and it had a more profound effect on me this time. The part about Scott and Zelda, and Gertrude Stein, and all the cafe hangers on. But the end especially was poignant. He seemed to regret the end of his first marriage and subsequent womanizing. It was sad. And the narrator was top-notch, perfect choice.

Insight inside Hemingway’sthoughts and loves

Observations on friendships, other writers and romances during his early writing days with the unique social group in Paris. We

Fabulous

Magnificent writing- excellent performance in the reading.
Never wanted it to end.
Can't wait to read more of this writer.

It is the Feast of Life!

I was surprised when read few negative comments here. It looks like some readers were expecting detailed sex scenes while others were irritated by mentioning drinks often.

I value Papa Hem for his enormous ability to enjoy and capture the life "as is" without unnecessary exaggerations and extremes that some expect from literature (probably due their own boring life experience where nothing real happens).

In my view he's a teacher who helps us to appreciate life and be happy with its simple artifacts like eating, drinking and loving. He had an extraordinary talent to bring the artistic fragrance of Paris' of 20-th to everybody's life by few simple words that everyone could understand.

He is a phenomena that had never happened in the US or world's literature before and that will probably never happen again. I am so sorry for the people who can not see the great feelings and aroma of the real life behind his simple (not to be confused with primitive) straight-forward writing.

Narrator is just as great as the novel: it's like the author reads it himself.