A moveable deja vu F. Scott and Papa battle again

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19991121
Author:JOYCE R. SLATER

Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald The Rise and Fall of a Literary Friendship. By Scott Donaldson. Overlook. $29.95. Scott Donaldson had a dream. At least that's the rationale he offers for reprising the much-chronicled, volatile relationship between Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In his preface to Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald, Donaldson tells of a dream he had while at work on this book. He notes the date - March 31, 1999 - and reports that there was a blue moon. As the drama builds, Donaldson shares his dream with the reader.

The fabled writers are engaged in a bizarre form of fisticuffs. ...

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