Quote by: Madison Smartt Bell

Hemingway's minimalism is based on the psychological mechanics of repression. An echo of his approach can be detected in a favorite trope of 1980s minimalists: a pattern of reference to dire secrets and hidden wounds these authors didn't realize they were supposed to have imagined.


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Author Bio


  • NameMadison Smartt Bell
  • DescriptionNovelist
  • BornAugust 1, 1957
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Lillian Smith Book Award