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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.
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 ...
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 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.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigía Edition, is a posthumous collection of Ernest Hemingway's (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) short fiction, published in 1987. It contains the classic First Forty-Nine Stories as well as 21 other stories and a foreword by his sons.
Hemingway is a documentary film on the life of Ernest Hemingway produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.It first aired on PBS in April 2021. [1]Burns documented both the public and private personae of Hemingway from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1961.
For Whom the Bell Tolls became a Book of the Month Club choice, sold half a million copies within months, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and became a literary triumph for Hemingway. [11] Published on October 21, 1940, the first edition print run was 75,000 copies priced at $2.75. [12]
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.