Ernest Hemingway
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Ernest Miller Hemingway''' ([[July 21]], [[1899]] – [[July 2]], [[1961]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[novelist]], [[short story author|short-story writer]], and [[journalist]]. Nicknamed "Papa," he was part of the 1920s [[expatriate]] community in [[Paris]] known as "the [[Lost Generation]]," as described in his [[memoir]] ''[[A Moveable Feast]].'' He led a turbulent social life, was married four times, and allegedly had various romantic relationships during his lifetime. For a serious writer, he achieved a rare cult-like popularity during his lifetime. Hemingway received the [[Pulitzer Prize]] in 1953 for ''[[The Old Man and the Sea]].'' He received the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1954. |
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| + | Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and [[understatement]] and had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century [[fiction]] writing. His [[protagonist]]s are typically [[stoicism|stoic]] males who must show "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered canonical in [[American literature]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | ||
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Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Nicknamed "Papa," he was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris known as "the Lost Generation," as described in his memoir A Moveable Feast. He led a turbulent social life, was married four times, and allegedly had various romantic relationships during his lifetime. For a serious writer, he achieved a rare cult-like popularity during his lifetime. Hemingway received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement and had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are typically stoic males who must show "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered canonical in American literature.[1] [May 2007]
