Hemingway, Love, and War (with David Wyatt)

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We'd love to hear from you. Today is July 28, 2025, and my guest is Professor of English and author David Wyatt of the University of Maryland. He teaches and writes about 20th century American literature, including Ernest Hemingway. Our topic for today is Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. David, welcome to Econ Talk.

Thanks for having me, Russ. Happy to be here. I want to let listeners know that there will be some spoilers, so if you want to enjoy the book without those, please read it before you listen to this episode. Now, the novel set in the Spanish Civil War, uh, which uh isn't even a hundred years old, but is probably forgotten by many.

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