Ernest Hemingway
The Life and Legacy
Ernest Hemingway was an early American Novelist born on July 21, 1899 in Chicago. He is most famous for his economical writing style, which he successfully perpetuated through his published writings, including seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction pieces.
After high school, Hemingway enlisted as an ambulance driver in World War One after a short period as a journalist. His service noticeably influenced his writing. Through his life, he had four wives. He died on July 2, 1961, from his own suicide.
Ernest and Pauline
Through his life, Hemingway had four wives - Hadley, Pauline, Martha, and Mary
1923 Passport Photograph
In 1923, Hemingway worked as a foreign correspondent for the Toronto Star weekly, and lived in Paris.
In Uniform
Soon after High school, Hemingway enlisted as an ambulance driver in World War One. However, he only drove for two months before he was seriously injured by mortar fire and sent home.
Publications
Acording to the scholar Frederic Svoboda, the majority of themes present in Hemingway's works, both pulished and unpublished are love, war, wilderness and loss. Perhaps the most well known work of Hemingway is "The Old Man and the Sea," which provides a good illustration of his concise and metaphorical writing style.