Table of Contents
Preface ix
Joining the Resistance in Paris 1
Wounded Students of Empire: Thanh in 1908 and Hemingway in 1918 15
The Seed of Europe and Indochina: Thanh in Prewar Vietnam and Hemingway in Postwar America 29
Down and Out in London: Ba From 1911 to 1918 43
Labor Unrest in Chicago: Hemingway From 1918 to 1921 59
A Just and Lasting War: Quoc in 1918 and 1919 77
Fights and Foolishness: Quoc in 1919 and 1920 93
Choosing Paris: Quoc and Hemingway, Late 1920 to Late 1921 105
Pound and the Economy: Hemingway in Early 1922 143
Miss Stein and the Cezanne Secret: Hemingway in Early 1922 143
The Star Reporter: Hemingway in 1922 and Early 1923 159
Humanity and the Pariah: Quoc in 1922 and Early 1923 175
Switzerland and Peace in Our Time: Quoc and Hemingway in Late 1922 and Early 1923 189
Escape From Paris: Quoc in 1923 203
The American Dadas: Hemingway in 1923 219
A Crucible of Friends: Hemingway in 1924 233
The Miraculous Year: Hemingway in 1924 249
French Colonialism On Trial: Quoc In 1925 261
Buying The Farm: Hemingway in 1925 275
Leaving Paris to Create Something: Quoc and Hemingway From 1926 to 1928 291
What Should One Love? Quoc and Hemingway During and After Paris 313
Notes 327
Bibliography 345
Acknowledgments 351
Index 355