Spain Betrayed--This Time by a Novel

Hemingway, before arriving, said he hated the â??lousy governmentâ? in Russia and wanted to stop the fighting in Spain, not root for the Loyalists. But once there he came under their spell. Like Orwell, this seemingly apolitical writer was soon pulled in, stating that â??We are all communists now.â? In its aftermath, Hemingway felt he had to leave the mesmerizing influence of the war in order to â??write truthfullyâ? about the â??bad things that happened on both sides.â?