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Hemingway versus Anderson: the final rounds.

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From: The Hemingway Review
Date: 19950322
Author:Reynolds, Michael; Small, Judy Jo

Writer Ernest Hemingway was engaged in a dispute for several years with his mentor Sherwood Anderson. Hemingway had, at the time, only just emerged as a recognized writer with his novel 'The Sun Also Rises.' Both authors fictionalized the affair in short stories that used the sport of boxing as a metaphor for their rivalry. Hemingway's 'The Killers' portrayed a young challenger who defeated an established champion, while Anderson's 'The Fight' shows a champion who learns to recognize that all men are doomed to childish expressions of aggression.

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