A Moveable Feast

A Moveable Feast was written by Ernest Hemingway during the final years of his life and published posthumously in 1964. The memoir reflects on his formative years as a struggling expatriate writer in 1920s Paris, capturing the intellectual ferment of the Lost Generation alongside figures like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and Ezra Pound. It is regarded as one of the most evocative portraits of the city’s literary scene during that era.

The text was compiled and edited by Hemingway's fourth wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway, from manuscripts he had been working on since 1957. The design and presentation of subsequent editions, including those by Arrow, typically prioritize a classic, understated aesthetic to match the nostalgic and melancholic tone of the prose. Upon its release, the book received significant critical acclaim for its lyrical style, though some scholars have debated the factual accuracy of his characterizations of his contemporaries.