Dangerous Friends: At Large With Hemingway and Huston in the Fifties

Peter Viertel. Stated first edition, first printing. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. Dust jacket design by Dale Fiorillo. No writing or markings in the book, which looks like new 406 pp.

Viertel first met Hemingway, his idol, as a young writer. He published his first book at only eighteen years old. Hemingway told him "to stop whoring for Hollywood." He was writing screen plays later and worked with the legendary John Huston. 

The book looks at the relationship with Hemingway and Huston, two larger than life figures. Viertel, was an aspiring screenwriter, describes how both men influenced him, Hemingway's tendency toward self-caricature, Huston's self-absorption, and more. A must have for any Hemingway or Huston collector or for those looking to gain insight into Hollywood, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author or the bigger than life figure in Huston.