A Portrait of Hemingway as a Young Man is apartly satirical, partly serious homage to the men and women whom many regard as perhaps the greatest literary generation in modern times. Like other writers of his generation, the author, Jerome Tuccille grew up in the shadows of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Wolfe, Faulkner and other early 20th century authors. The book is written with tongue firmly planted in cheek but also with great respect for the writers portrayed in it.