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Ernest Hemingway

Born

in Oak Park, Illinois, The United States

July 21, 1899

Died

July 02, 1961

Genre

Fiction, Nonfiction, Classics

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Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Renowned for his economical, understated writing style, which profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature, he became one of the most prominent literary figures of his generation. His adventurous lifestyle and outspoken personality also contributed to his public image. Most of his works were published between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, including seven novels, six short-story collections and two works of nonfiction. His writings became classics of American literature, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Several additional novels, short-story collections and nonfiction works were published posthumously.

Hemingway g Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Renowned for his economical, understated writing style, which profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature, he became one of the most prominent literary figures of his generation. His adventurous lifestyle and outspoken personality also contributed to his public image. Most of his works were published between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, including seven novels, six short-story collections and two works of nonfiction. His writings became classics of American literature, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Several additional novels, short-story collections and nonfiction works were published posthumously.

Hemingway grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he worked for six months as a cub reporter for The Kansas City Star before volunteering for the American Red Cross. During the First World War, he served as an ambulance driver on the Italian Front and was seriously wounded in 1918. His wartime experiences later inspired his 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms.

In 1921, he married Hadley Richardson, his first wife, and moved with her to Paris. There, he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star and became part of the expatriate literary and artistic community known as the Lost Generation, alongside influential modernist writers and artists. His debut novel, The Sun Also Rises, was published in 1926. He divorced Richardson in 1927 and married Pauline Pfeiffer the following year.

Hemingway later travelled to Spain, where he worked as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War. The conflict provided the background for his 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. He married Martha Gellhorn, his third wife, in 1940, but their marriage ended after he met journalist Mary Welsh Hemingway in London during the Second World War. He married Welsh in 1946.

As a war correspondent during the Second World War, Hemingway accompanied Allied troops during the Normandy landings and the liberation of Paris. He maintained residences in Key West, Florida, during the 1930s and in Cuba during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1954, while travelling in Africa, he survived two plane crashes on successive days, sustaining serious injuries that contributed to years of physical pain and declining health.

In 1959, Hemingway purchased a house in Ketchum, Idaho. On July 2, 1961, at the age of 61, he died by suicide at his home. ...more

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	The Old Man and the Sea 3.82 avg rating — 1,389,847 ratings — published 1952 — 2096 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sun Also Rises 3.78 avg rating — 515,067 ratings — published 1926 — 1606 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 370,098 ratings — published 1929 — 1464 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 329,723 ratings — published 1940 — 1012 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Moveable Feast 4.01 avg rating — 174,591 ratings — published 1964 — 661 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 50,200 ratings — published 1936 — 314 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway by Ernest Hemingway, John Hemingway (Foreword), Patrick Hemingway (Foreword) 4.29 avg rating — 38,597 ratings — published 1987 — 130 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Have and Have Not 3.50 avg rating — 38,895 ratings — published 1937 — 284 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Our Time 3.72 avg rating — 28,474 ratings — published 1924 — 462 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Eden 3.69 avg rating — 24,984 ratings — published 1986 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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