Well, considering that Hemingway was paid $50,000.oo by Life for the rights to "The Old Man and the Sea" two months earlier, the $600.00 offer from Reader's Digest does seem a bit low. The question still remains, was that their final offer, or were they trying to WASP him down?
Well, considering that Hemingway was paid $50,000.oo by Life for the rights to "The Old Man and the Sea" two months earlier, the $600.00 offer from Reader's Digest does seem a bit low. The question still remains, was that their final offer, or were they trying to WASP him down?