ERNEST HEMINGWAY - THE NOBEL LAUREATE
Ernest Hemingway - The Nobel Laureate
The American Author, Ernest Miller Hemingway, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 for his work “The Old Man and the Sea”. He was the recipient of Pulitzer Prize for best fiction in 1953 as well. Ernest Hemingway the legend and a phenomenon stood taller than the Statue of Liberty on the American horizon.
Hemingway influenced me from my teens and remained a cult figure throughout my life. Hemingway was the most sought-after author of the 20th century. The writer himself was his best creation. He was an autobiographical author first and then a fiction writer.
He was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois a Chicago (USA), suburb. His dad was a doctor and his mom was a Painter and Pianist. He was the second of six children borne to them. His dad Dr. Miller Hemingway taught him how to catch fish, hunt, set up a camp, and cook over a fire.
He started his career as a cub reporter for Kansas City Star in 1917. However, the following year, he enlisted in the Italian army as an American ambulance driver. He worked with the Red Cross Society and was badly wounded there and was decorated twice for his services. His work “A Farewell to Arms” captures his life in the Army and nursing his wounds assisted by a nurse with whom he falls in love. A Farewell to Arms was made into a successful motion picture.
He returned to America in 1919
and married in 1921.
He was an excellent novelist, a prolific, influential, and successful writer of the 20th century. He lived in decades of war-torn history. In 1922 he reported on the Greco-Turkish war and two years later resigned from journalism to devote himself to fiction.
Hemingway visited Spain during the Civil War of Spain and described his experiences in the best seller “For Whom the Bell Tolls”. The main character of the novel, Robert Jordan, was his replica in the real life. Robert Jordan was my much-celebrated hero of all time. Hemingway always found himself in the midst of real action.
For nearly a century, he was praised by his critics and readers alike for his powerful and sparse pros. He is a subject to learn for Literature students. His direct and deceptively simple style of writing spawned generations of imitators but no equals. He has written 10 Novels, 3 books of short stories, a drama, and 4 general books.
His famous Novels are –
- The Old Man and the Sea
- The Torrents of Spring
- Fiesta - The Sun Also Rises
- A Farewell to Arms
- To Have and Have Not
- For Whom the Bells Tolls
- Across the River and Into the Trees
- Islands in the Stream
- The Garden of Eden
- True at First Light
Short Stories –
- . Men Without Women
- Winner Take Nothing
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro
General -
- Death in the Afternoon
- . Green Hills of Africa
- A Moveable Feast
- The Dangerous Summer
Drama -
- The Fifth Column
Hemingway stood out with his different style among his contemporary writers and this was one of his characteristics. He wrote in an extremely unique, concise style to create an unparalleled masterpiece. He utilized a notably typical style to write his books which was highly ostracized by the writer community in his times. This style entices the readers and creates an emotional attachment.
Hemingway had a deep appreciation
for nature. He loved fishing more than
anything in life. His dream was to
become a mountaineer and then a writer.
He criticized his dad for committing suicide saying that it was a cowardly act. However, he too willfully took his life from this world. He shot himself dead in 1961.
His daughter, Muriel Hemingway is
a famous Model and her daughter Mariel Hemingway (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway) is a Hollywood actress today.
He has other children from
different marriages as well.
I am a die-hard fan of Ernest Hemingway and most of his works Novels, Short Stories, Drama, other general books, and movie cassettes are in my favorite collections in my Home Library.
Let this brightest star of World
Literature remain in the highest echelon.
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