Hemingway in ItalyErnest Hemingway is most often associated with Spain, Cuba, and Florida, but Italy was equally important in his life and work. Hemingway in Italy, the first full length study on the subject, explores Hemingways visits throughout his life to such places as Sicily, Genoa, Rapallo, Cortina, and Venice. Richard Owen describes how Hemingway first visited Italy during World War I, an experience that set the scene for A Farewell to Arms. The writer then