It’s one of the three classic lifestyles, and a response to the fact that all writing is an act of vengeance. Hemingway, at the age of seventeen fell into lust with an Austrian nurse named Agnes, who gave him chlamydia. This is why he worked all his life standing up, with a wide stance. He had to drink all day to prevent leg cramps, and keep his manly mind limber, as the muse is more likely to come when sufficiently lubricated. To revenge this life of unpleasantness, he crafted the “The Old Man and the Sea,” basing the character of the fish on Agnes, who was fat.
What Is Drunken Author Syndrome?
