Monday, 12 October 2009 23:36
Hemingway's sculpture at the "Floridita Bar"
His image can be seen throughout the city of Havana. In some of the most diverse parts of the city, historic Havana Vieja, Cojimar or San Francisco de Paula wherever you are you will find traces of his influence. In hotels such as the Hotel Nacional o Ambos Mundos he is not forgotten and in taverns in the city such as El Floridita or La Bodeguita del Medio you can partake in some of Mr. Hemingway’s favorite drinks such as a daquiri without sugar or a refreshing Mojito. Tall, stout and always bohemian, Ernest Hemingway is in many ways alive in the city that he adored.
For those who have seen him with his unbuttoned shirt in shorts wandering the streets of the city, it would be difficult to imagine that this man had received not only the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, but also the gold medal and numerous other tributes. In addition to the awards for some well known titles such as the Old Man and the Sea, there are numerous other Works that have come from many years of his work in literature.
Known as a dedicated hunter, many are unaware of his participation in the hunt for Nazi submarines off the coast of Cuba during WWII from his small 38 foot fishing boat called El Pilar.
With the passing of 110 years, I raise my glass, and with my Mohito toast this master of Literature. To Ernest Hemingway, U.S. citizen by birth, he made Cube his second home and the city of Havana his city. Salud!!
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