Ernest Hemingway’s dedication to “full use of the English language” provoked a backlash culminating in the 1938 Detroit ban of To Have and Have Not. The legal battle over the ban of the controversial novel was mired by procedural irregularities, but the litigation catalyzed legal and artistic breakthroughs that ultimately furthered Hemingway’s objective of promoting realism in literature.
Monday, March 9, 2020 5:30 -7:30pm Caucus Club150 West CongressDetroit, Michigan 48266
5:30pm Social6:15pm Book Discussion7:30pm Adjourn
Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar
Judges free$35 members$45 nonmembers$30 students