Nothemingwaysspain

Blogs about Spain, an American in Valencia.
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Not Hemingway's Spain
http://nothemingwaysspain.blogspot.com/
This blog seeks to puncture the "Hemingway paradigm." It is part travel guide, steering you to those "pueblos con encanto" that Hemingway never knew, but which locals favor over the Pamplonas or Rondas to which Hemingway-obsessed Americans flock. It is part cultural guide, offering some tips and insights into subtle differences and hiccups that Americans commonly run into here. And part cultural study, placing Spain's dynamic, pluralistic, and very modern culture against the simplistic primitivism or exoticism typical of Hemingway's "lost generation." Along the way, I'll also muse on "our patron saint," to help make sense of why Hemingway saw Spain the way he did, but why we today might want to move on and re-see it the way Spaniards today do.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 30 )
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Road Trip Spain: Art on the Autovía Mudéjar, Route A-23
This roadside sculpture nicely evokes the Autovía Mudéjar iconography of highway meets Mudéjar star. I've long been struck by all the art sculptures one... Read more
Posted on 21 September 2012 TRAVEL -
It's the Little Things: Spain's True Wealth
I'm not exactly known for my brevity, but there are these little things I keep coming across, these beautiful treasures of Valencia, or of Spain, that I want... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2012 TRAVEL -
Guest Post: "Horchata De Chufa" (a.k.a. "Orxata De Xufa") – Valencia’s Liquid...
There are few things more Valencian than horchata. Which was why at some point I had intended to blog about it. That is, until I met Neima Briggs, a fellow... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2012 TRAVEL -
Pueblos Con Encanto: Valle De Tena and Towns in the Spanish Pyrenees
August is the unofficial, official vacation month in Spain, and this year our family rented a house in the incredibly quaint and rustic town of Lanuza, Aragón,... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2012 TRAVEL -
Blog Birthday: Top Ten Posts and Many Thank-Yous
Today my blog turns one year old. My first post went public on September 1, 2011. Then I was full of fire about "Hemingway Paradigm" stereotypes to debunk, and... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2012 TRAVEL -
Literature: Arturo Pérez-Reverte's La Tabla De Flandes (1990)... Or Why I...
"El alfil blanco se come a la dama negra [...] el escorpión se clava la cola... es la primera vez en mi vida que presencio [...] un suicidio sobre el... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2012 TRAVEL -
Spanish National Parks: "Parque Nacional De Ordesa," A Natural Treasure in the...
One of many spectacular trails in Ordesa National Park Americans are rightfully proud of their country's natural treasures. I always tell Europeans that if... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2012 TRAVEL -
The Value of Study Abroad in the Age of Digital Reproduction
"All of this, all of Spain, would cease to be real if I went back; it would be my year abroad, a year cast out of the line of years, a last or nearly last hurra... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2012 TRAVEL -
The Great Granada Hunt: "Granada" = Pomegranate
The pomegranate plaque next to the entrance to our lovely hotel, Hotel Zaguán del Darro. So I still don't have time to write a very involved entry, but I've bee... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2012 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL -
PPSOE Fusion, Spain Finds Lost 5,000 Billion Euro Note in Couch Cushion
Sorry that I've been too busy to write blog posts. It's probably a good sign for me professionally and personally. So I if you don't hear from me, that means... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2012 TRAVEL