The Consequences of Being Ernest — Tom Hawks

Merriam Press Fiction Series. A dark, sad, comedic, fictional account of a man who believes he is the reincarnation of Ernest Hemingway. "Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Hemingway died on July 2, 1961, at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, from a self-inflicted wound to the head. "I was born on May 2, 1962, in Oak Lawn, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, exactly 10 months to the day after Hemingway's death. "My name is Edsel Michael Hunter. My father, who worked in the automobile industry in Chicago, named me after a failed automobile. I suppose I was doomed from the start, as the very word 'Edsel' became a popular symbol for failure in American society, and I was destined to be its poster child. "I have a confession to make. For better or worse, I am the reincarnation of the great twentieth century American writer, Ernest Hemingway. You may not believe it, but I know it's true. And, no, I am not insane..."