Ernest

Hemingway

1899 — 1961

Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, to a well-to-do family. He was an avid outdoorsman and sportsman, and he often drew on his experiences in these areas for his writing. Hemingway began his writing career as a journalist, working for newspapers in Kansas City and Toronto. He then went on to become a war correspondent, covering the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

Hemingway's first novel, The Sun Also Rises, was published in 1926. It was a critical and commercial success, and it established Hemingway as a major literary figure. His other novels include A Farewell to Arms (1932), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952).

Hemingway's short stories are also highly regarded. His collection In Our Time (1925) is considered one of the most important short story collections of the 20th century. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He was praised for his “mastery of the art of the modern short story.”