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For Thrills in Key West: Gore Vidal and the son of convicted atomic
spies at the Literary Seminar, and jet skis on the waves ~
Article & photos by Lucy Komisar
spies at the Literary Seminar, and jet skis on the waves ~
Article & photos by Lucy Komisar
The excitement of places we visit is often tied to the history of what happened there. And
those stories of the past are often best told by fiction. Where better to learn about
historical fiction than in a historical landmark in a town that is saturated with fiction! I'm
talking about the Key West Literary Seminar, an annual January event that pulls writers
and readers and people who want some culture along with the sun to the place that
Ernest Hemingway helped make famous with his 1937 novel, "To Have and Have Not,"
about a fishing boat captain who runs contraband between Cuba and Florida.
those stories of the past are often best told by fiction. Where better to learn about
historical fiction than in a historical landmark in a town that is saturated with fiction! I'm
talking about the Key West Literary Seminar, an annual January event that pulls writers
and readers and people who want some culture along with the sun to the place that
Ernest Hemingway helped make famous with his 1937 novel, "To Have and Have Not,"
about a fishing boat captain who runs contraband between Cuba and Florida.
The 3-day event takes place at the San Carlos, a
cream-colored building on Duval Street in Key West. An
historic landmark, itself, it was built by Cuban architects
in the Spanish colonial style. Inside, there are Spanish
wall tiles. José Martí launched final phase of Cuba's
independence from Spain from the balcony of San Carlos
in 1902. The building was restored in 1985, and
reopened in 1992, 100 years after Martí's visit. We
heard the history from Rafael Peñalver, President of the
San Carlos Institute, who stood in front of the graceful
folds of the red velvet curtain that falls from a high
stage arch on the stage. Then Rafael and the rest of us
trooped over to a champagne reception at the Aububon
House and Tropical Gardens.
cream-colored building on Duval Street in Key West. An
historic landmark, itself, it was built by Cuban architects
in the Spanish colonial style. Inside, there are Spanish
wall tiles. José Martí launched final phase of Cuba's
independence from Spain from the balcony of San Carlos
in 1902. The building was restored in 1985, and
reopened in 1992, 100 years after Martí's visit. We
heard the history from Rafael Peñalver, President of the
San Carlos Institute, who stood in front of the graceful
folds of the red velvet curtain that falls from a high
stage arch on the stage. Then Rafael and the rest of us
trooped over to a champagne reception at the Aububon
House and Tropical Gardens.
Historical fiction was the topic of the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar: "Historical Fiction
and the Search for Truth." Hemingway is gone, but the seminar had a star that shined as
bright, the erasable Gore Vidal, playwright, biographer and raconteur, and very political
in all.
and the Search for Truth." Hemingway is gone, but the seminar had a star that shined as
bright, the erasable Gore Vidal, playwright, biographer and raconteur, and very political
in all.
At the dinner in the garden of Key
West Lighthouse the night before he
spoke, Vidal, 83, was at a table of
friends. I took some photos and he
looked quizzical; so, I went over to
introduce myself. He asked me to refill
his Scotch, and named an expensive
brand. I went to the bar, asked for it,
and a young bartender looked as
quizzical as Vidal. "We have only one
Scotch, this is it." It was Red Label.
Good but not the best.
West Lighthouse the night before he
spoke, Vidal, 83, was at a table of
friends. I took some photos and he
looked quizzical; so, I went over to
introduce myself. He asked me to refill
his Scotch, and named an expensive
brand. I went to the bar, asked for it,
and a young bartender looked as
quizzical as Vidal. "We have only one
Scotch, this is it." It was Red Label.
Good but not the best.
The evening after that dinner, he was on the stage at the San Carlos. On the backdrop
was a painting of him as younger man from a poster of the political play, "The Tenth
Man," along with Shakespeare and some other icons.
was a painting of him as younger man from a poster of the political play, "The Tenth
Man," along with Shakespeare and some other icons.
