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As the correspondents faced accommodation challenges, Hemingway distinguished himself in an unflattering way. He reserved an inordinate number of rooms for himself and his entourage—eight out of the thirty available in the hotel. This sparked tension amongst the other journalists, notably Bruce Grant from the Chicago Sun-Times, who confronted Hemingway in the dining room regarding his selfish hoarding of the rooms. What ensued was an almost farcical confrontation, with the contrasting physical statures of Grant and Hemingway leading to an imminent conflict.