I'm especially curious about the high upvote count, considering the Wikipedia article as well as the substance in general is not that interesting IMHO.
The high number of upvotes is the same phenomenon as the comment chain full of people patting themselves on the back for enjoying estoteric content on HN. They didn't read it, they just like to imagine themselves as the sort of person who would read it. They probably have an apartment with a shelf full of curated tastefully selected novels that were purchased used for the proper patina and arranged just so, and then forgotten until it's time to subtly attract their guests attention to how clever they are. They probably have a couple Hemingway references they have memorized and bring out when the time is right.