The book, dedicated to "Charlie Scribner" and to Hemingway's literary editor "Max Perkins", was featured in Life magazine on September 1, 1952, and five million copies of the magazine were sold in two days.
Boken, som dedicerades till Hemingways utgivare Maxwell Perkins, ingick i Life Magazine den 1 september 1952, och fem miljoner kopior av tidningen såldes på två dagar.