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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.
In 1940, the year the book was published, the United States had not yet entered World War II, which began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. [1] The novel is regarded as one of Hemingway's best works, along with The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea. [2]
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.
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.
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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.