Hemingway grandsons on visit to Cuba
- 10 years ago
Ernest Hemingway left his mark on Cuba -- this marina in Havana is named after him -- and now his descendents may be contributing to stronger US-Cuban ties.
Grandsons Patrick and John Hemingway are in Cuba for a week-long trip seeking ways to protect local fisheries.
Marking 60 years since his grandfather received the Nobel Prize for Literature, John Hemingway used the platform to speak out about the historically tense relations between the two countries.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:
"The Cold War is over. It's time, in my opinion, for there to be a rapprochement as we would say - a coming together. Because we have a lot in common, I think."
The trip is aimed at building ties between marine biologists from both countries, and maybe even providing wider access to Hemingway's fishing logs at Cuba's National Cultural Heritage Council.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:
"It's an a
Grandsons Patrick and John Hemingway are in Cuba for a week-long trip seeking ways to protect local fisheries.
Marking 60 years since his grandfather received the Nobel Prize for Literature, John Hemingway used the platform to speak out about the historically tense relations between the two countries.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:
"The Cold War is over. It's time, in my opinion, for there to be a rapprochement as we would say - a coming together. Because we have a lot in common, I think."
The trip is aimed at building ties between marine biologists from both countries, and maybe even providing wider access to Hemingway's fishing logs at Cuba's National Cultural Heritage Council.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:
"It's an a