Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image. Some of his seven novels, six short-story collections and two non-fiction works have become classics of American literature, and he was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Oak Park
- Educated at
- James F. Byrnes High SchoolOak Park and River Forest High School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Order of Merit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes🏆 Florida Artists Hall of Fame🏆 Bancarella Literary Prize🏆 Nobel Prize in Literature🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."
"Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again.""Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?""Yes. I want to ruin you.""Good," I said. "That's what I want too."
"Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together."Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett agains…"
"I didn't want to kiss you goodbye — that was the trouble — I wanted to kiss you good night — and there's a lot of difference."
"When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve."
"If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it."
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Timeline
1899
Born
Birth1961
Died
Death
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