Hemingway, Moravia e il fascismo. La “fortuna” dello scrittore americano in Italia tra gli anni ’20 e gli anni ’60
Among the Italian responses to Hemingway’s death, Alberto Moravia’s stands out for his condemnation of the US writer’s cult of his publica persona. Comparing Hemingway to D’Annunzio, Moravia comes very close to calling Hemingway himself if not a Fascist, certainly someone whose values were close to Fascist ones. Moravia’s essay sparked a lively debate, with many Italian critics and writers coming out in defense of Hemingway, even when they may have been critical of specific aspects of his work.