Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist and short story writer whose works, drawn from his wide range of experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, are characterized by terse minimalism and understatement; they exerted a significant influence on the development of twentieth century fiction. Hemingway's protagonists are typically stoic male individuals, often interpreted as projections of his own character, who must master "grace under pressure". Many of his works, like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea, are now considered classics in the canon of American literature.

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July 21 - 1899 - July 2 - 1961 - American - Novelist - Short story writer - World War I - Spanish Civil War - World War II - Minimalism - Understatement - Twentieth century - Fiction - Protagonist - The Sun Also Rises - A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - American literature

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Hemingway was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris, known as "The Lost Generation," a name coined and popularized by Gertrude Stein. Leading a turbulent social life, Hemingway married four times, apart from various romantic relationships he formed during his lifetime, and received much media exposure. Hemingway received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, seven years before his death by suicide in 1961.

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Expatriate - Paris - Gertrude Stein - Nobel Prize in Literature - 1954 - Suicide - 1961

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