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WHO IS ERNEST
HEMINGWAY?

Ernest Hemingway
was an American
author who changed
and shaped the way
novels were written.
He influenced 20 th
century writing by
creating a style that
was completely new
and completely
unique.

HIS LIFE

Hemingway was born in 1899, in Oak Parks, Illinois.

His father was a physician who enjoyed hunting and

fishing, which Hemingway took a love for.

When he graduated high school, he took an

apprenticeship as an editor for the Kansas City Star. This
form of writing and journalism helped him create his own
style when he began writing novels later on.

He became an ambulance driver during World War , and

was seriously injured while doing so.

He was married four times, and had three children over

the course of his marriages.

He lived in many places, including Paris, Florida, Cuba,

and Idaho, as well as going on a safari in Africa.

HIS WORKS

His novels were heavily influenced by his own personal

experiences and the setting of his life.
Most of his work was produced between the mid 1920s
and mid 1950s.
He published seven novels, six short story collections,
and two non-fiction works, as well as many additional
things that were published after his death.
Many of his works are considered classics of American
literature.
In 1954, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

HIS CONTRIBUTION
From the beginning of his writing career., Hemingway showed a unique
and different style which drew comments from many critics.
He was inspired by Gertrude Stein, and by combining elements of her
writing along with his journalism, he created something completely new.
He didnt write lengthy descriptions or go into extreme detail. His style
was said to lack substance. He always avoided direct statements and
descriptions of emotion, which led critics to call his style simple, direct,
and plain.
He changed the style of writing by doing things other authors never
would have dreamed of doing.
In Hemingways works, he put emphasis on nouns and verbs rather than
adjectives and adverbs.
He used a limited word-palette, often using repetition of the same
words and phrases.
He would string his sentences so that they lacked clarity between one
sentence and the next.
He forced readers to read between the lines and come to their own
conclusions.

HIS DEATH

Hemingway committed suicide in 1961, at the age of 61, a

combination of severe depression and a heavy drinking
problem. However, his legacy lives on , and he still inspires
authors today.

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