Montegrappa Hemingway: The Adventurer – a writing instrument that makes adventures taste luxurious

If it’s a coincidence, then the spontaneous historical relationship of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Ernest Hemingway, with the Italian high-quality writing instrument house Montegrappa is incredibly fortunate.

This kinship began back in 1918 when the then-young writer, in the service of the American Red Cross during World War I, was stationed at the same estate where the Montegrappa factory was located.

That was the year in which the final, third Battle of Monte Grappa was fought, the mountain at the foot of which lies the town of Bassano del Grappa, Montegrappa’s birthplace. This battle and other occurrences in this picturesque Italian region were a formative experience for the future Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner and inspired his novel “A Farewell to Arms“ (1929).

From here, history remembers these deep ties of Hemingway to the birthplace of the Montegrappa brand, whose spirit underpins the integrity and courage of the great writer’s life, which in large part defined the way people in Bassano del Grappa thought about and dedicated himself to the craft of writing instruments.

Since 2016, Montergappa has collaborated with the family of Ernest Hemingway, exploring the many layers of the legendary writer’s life. And hardly anything could more adequately capture the essence of Hemingway’s unique personality and writing as the ultimate writing instrument.

The instrument to which we dedicate this text is part of this synergy; and it is designed with Hemingway’s famous quote, “To write about life, you must first live it.”

The limited edition “Montegrappa Hemingway: The Adventurer” pays tribute to one of the key chapters of the Nobel Laureate’s life: his travels across Africa, which are the stuff of legend and laid the foundation for modern ideals of safari adventure.

The entire instrument is made of sterling silver and is filled with details of African iconography, alluding to the writer’s famous autobiographical account of a safari, “The Green Hills of Africa“ (1935). On the micro-milled segments of the cap and pen body, African tribal patterns are effectively combined with majestic motifs from the local wildlife.