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Hemingway grandsons on visit to Cuba

2014-09-09 19 Dailymotion

Ernest Hemingway left his mark on Cuba -- this marina in Havana is named after him -- and now his descendents may be contributing to stronger US-Cuban ties.<br/> <br />Grandsons Patrick and John Hemingway are in Cuba for a week-long trip seeking ways to protect local fisheries.<br/> <br />Marking 60 years since his grandfather received the Nobel Prize for Literature, John Hemingway used the platform to speak out about the historically tense relations between the two countries.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The Cold War is over. It's time, in my opinion, for there to be a rapprochement as we would say - a coming together. Because we have a lot in common, I think."<br/> <br />The trip is aimed at building ties between marine biologists from both countries, and maybe even providing wider access to Hemingway's fishing logs at Cuba's National Cultural Heritage Council.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEMINGWAY GRANDSON, JOHN HEMINGWAY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It's an a

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