The Paris Review

Eureka Moment: Ernest Hemingway, Sam Lipsyte, James Wright

Every week, the editors of The Paris Review lift the paywall on a selection of interviews, stories, poems, and more from the magazine’s archive. You can have these unlocked pieces delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday by signing up for the Redux newsletter.  

This week, we bring you and highlights from the fourth episode of our podcast: ’s short story “The Worm in Philly” and ’s famous poem “Lying in a Hammock at a Friend’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota.” , you can also hear George Plimpton recall a boxing match in Hemingway’s dining room; plus, special guests Marc Maron and Robert Pattinson.

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