"American Modernism – Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway"

Salon-style talk with Zaal Chkheidze at the Academy of Thinking

Topic: "American Modernism – Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemingway"

American Modernism is a literary movement that underwent a profound stylistic and thematic transformation in the early 20th century. It rejected traditional narrative styles and focused on internal human experiences, alienation, and the search for identity against a backdrop of social upheaval.

The movement is marked by experimental forms and symbolic use of language, reflecting the authors’ responses to World War I, industrialization, and the crisis of cultural values.

The lecture will explore three unique voices of American Modernism — William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway — writers who gave 20th-century literature a new language, a new form, and a new depth. Each of them presents a world where old values are collapsing, and the individual seeks self-discovery amidst alienation and inner conflict. Faulkner creates complex narrative structures, Fitzgerald explores the grand illusions of the “American Dream,” while Hemingway crafts emotionally charged texts using minimalist language and powerful silences.

The event will include a light reception and a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Duration of the talk: 2–3 hours.