Chronology Entry
Year
1941.04.06-04.15
Text
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn fly to Chongqing. They live in Song Ziwen's house Whatchumcallit .
Hemingway met Theodore H. White, had a meeting with Chinese generals and a session with He Yingqing and Zhou Enlai. He met William Lederer.
Hemingway later admit to Harry Dexter White and Henry Morgenthau that life in Chongqing was extremely difficult and unpleasant.
April 9, Hemingway and Gellhorn meet Ambassador Nelson Trusler Johnson in Chongqing.
April 10, Hemingway flies to Chengdu (Sichuan), Martha Gellhorn remained in Chongqing.
April 11, Hemingway sees the construction of the airfield of Chengdu (Sichuan). He visited a Chinese military academy, watched workers who build an airfield and met professors at Chengdu University.
April 12, Hemingway returns to Chongqing.
April 14, Hemingway and Gellhorn have lunch with Chiang Kaishek and Soong May-ling and a banquet at Jialin Hotel. They discussed military, political and economic affairs and the relations with the Communists.
April 15, Hemingway and Gellhorn have their second interview with Soong May-ling.
Hemingway met Theodore H. White, had a meeting with Chinese generals and a session with He Yingqing and Zhou Enlai. He met William Lederer.
Hemingway later admit to Harry Dexter White and Henry Morgenthau that life in Chongqing was extremely difficult and unpleasant.
April 9, Hemingway and Gellhorn meet Ambassador Nelson Trusler Johnson in Chongqing.
April 10, Hemingway flies to Chengdu (Sichuan), Martha Gellhorn remained in Chongqing.
April 11, Hemingway sees the construction of the airfield of Chengdu (Sichuan). He visited a Chinese military academy, watched workers who build an airfield and met professors at Chengdu University.
April 12, Hemingway returns to Chongqing.
April 14, Hemingway and Gellhorn have lunch with Chiang Kaishek and Soong May-ling and a banquet at Jialin Hotel. They discussed military, political and economic affairs and the relations with the Communists.
April 15, Hemingway and Gellhorn have their second interview with Soong May-ling.
Mentioned People (9)
Chiang, Kai-shek
(Xigou, Zhejiang 1887-1975 Taipei) : Politiker, General, Staatspräsident von Taiwan
Chiang, May-ling Soong
(Shanghai 1897-2003 New York, N.Y.) : Gattin von Chiang Kai-shek
Gallhorn, Martha
(St. Louis, Missouri 1908-1998 London) : Journalistin, Schriftstellerin
Hemingway, Ernest
(Oak Park, Ill. 1899-1961 Selbstmord, Ketchum, Idaho) : Schriftsteller, Reporter
Johnson, Nelson T.
(Washington D.C. 1887-1954 Washington D.C.) : Diplomat
Lederer, William
(New York, N.Y. 1912-2009 Baltimore, Md.) : Autor, Navy Captain
Song, Ziwen
(Shanghai 1891-1971 San Francisco, Calif.) : Geschäftsmann, Politiker, Ministerpräsident, Finanzminister
White, Theodore H.
(Boston, Mass. 1915-1986 New York, N.Y.) : Journalist, Schriftsteller
Zhou, Enlai
(Huaian, Jiangsu 1898-1976 Beijing) : Politiker der Kommunistischen Partei, Premierminister, Aussenminister
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (2)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 | Gilenson, B. Hemingway in China. In : Far Eastern affairs ; no 6 (1988). | Publication / Hem9 |
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| 2 | 2006 |
Moreira, Peter. Hemingway on the China front : his WWII spy mission with Martha Gellhorn. (Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2006). [Permission for quotations from Moreire, Peter. Hemingway in China by Samuel R. Dorrance, Ed. Potomac Books]. S. 109, 111, 115, 121, 210. |
Publication / Hem6 |