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Hemingway writing in Kenya, 1953. Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) [1] was an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction.
Martha Gellhorn's relationship with Ernest Hemingway is the subject of Paula McLain's 2018 novel, Love and Ruin. [40] In 2021, Hemingway , a three-episode, six-hour documentary recapitulation of Hemingway's life, labors, and loves, aired on PBS .
Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ / HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image.
Kurowsky served as a nurse in an American Red Cross hospital in Milan during World War I. One of her patients was the 19-year-old Hemingway, who fell in love with her. [1] By the time of his release and return to the United States in January 1919, Kurowsky and Hemingway planned to marry within a few months in America.
Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters, 1917–1961 is a book composed of letters to and from Ernest Hemingway found at his Cuban home after his death, edited by Hemingway biographer Carlos Baker. Hemingway was a prolific correspondent and in 1981 many of his letters were published by Scribner's in the volume.
Hemingway's semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams is "vital to Hemingway's career", writes Mellow, [4] and generally his character reflects Hemingway's experiences. [72] Nick, who features in eight of the stories, [ 56 ] is an alter ego , a means for Hemingway to express his own experiences, from the first story '"Indian Camp" which ...
The literary icon got his start writing as a cub reporter for The Star. Here’s what to know about his connections to Kansas City.
The Fifth Column is set during the Spanish Civil War.Its main character, Philip Rawlings, is an American-born secret agent for the Second Spanish Republic.The play was poorly received upon publication and has been overshadowed by many of the short stories in the anthology.