ERNEST HEMINGWAY

(1899-1961)

 

 

He had been one of the most important writers during the 20th century literature. His writing style was defined as one restrained, also adding some drama and the integration of the social and historical contexts of his period.

He started being a simple journalist, however he started a military career which was a mayfly one because this writer joined to the army for fighting in the First World War defending his nation, The United States, of course as a ambulance driver. But, he was seriously injured by a bullet therefore he had to come back to the United States. Sadly, Ernest take up his journalism career again. He made some reports about the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War.

He admited his journalism career helped him to improve his narrative skills because he got a critical style.

His book Men without Women, written in 1927 launched him to the fame, because, this story showed something new, that´s to say, a style which consisted of a story less explicit, what made the readers to think the hidden details. Actually, his whole literary works were composed of heroes stories which told about the defense of the honor in middle of a pressure coming from the people.

 

His most famous works have been The Old Man and the Sea, Men without Women, Party, Goodbye to the Weapons, Have and not to Have, In Our Time and so on.

He decided to kill himself with a hunting shotgun in 1961.