"By a series of coincidences, Mark Kurlansky's life has always been intertwined with Ernest Hemingway's legend, starting with being in Idaho the day of Hemingway's death. The Importance of Not Being Ernest explores the intersections between Hemingway's and Kurlansky's lives, resulting in vivid accounts of two inspiring writing careers. Travel the world with both authors in this entertaining and illuminative memoir, where Kurlansky details his ten years in Paris, his time as a journalist in Spain, and anecdotes set in Key West, Havana, and Ketchum, Idaho--all places important to Hemingway's adventurous life and prolific writing."--Back cover.