Leicester Hemingway

Who was Leicester Hemingway?

Leicester Clarence Hemingway, was an American writer. He was the younger brother of writer Ernest Hemingway, and wrote six books, including a first novel entitled The Sound of the Trumpet, which was based on Leicester's experiences in France and Germany during World War II. In 1961, Leicester published My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, a biography. The work was well-received and brought Leicester both recognition as a writer in his own right and significant financial rewards. With the capital from the work, Hemingway created the micronation of New Atlantis on a barge off the coast of Jamaica, intended to serve as a marine research headquarters. The project was cut short when New Atlantis was destroyed in a 1966 tropical storm.

Leicester Hemingway committed suicide with a gunshot to the head in 1982 after several years of suffering from Type II diabetes, which necessitated numerous operations.

He had two marriages; the first gave him two sons, the second two daughters.