Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was born in July, 1899, just outside of Chicago.  He lived until the age of 61 and accomplished many things throughout his years. As a young child he was dressed like a girl by his mother, but quickly learned to love the outdoors when they would visit their family cabin in northern Michigan. Before his career in writing, Hemingway worked on many newspapers. 

In 1918, Hemingway became and ambulance driver in the war, and met his first fiancé in the hospital after suffering some injuries. Hemingway’s contributions to the war earned him a silver medal of honor. After the war, Hemingway again began work at a newspaper, the Toronto Star, and met another woman. After marrying Hemingway and Hadley moved to Paris.  The two had Hemingway’s first son, John. In Europe, Hemingway became fascinated with bullfighting, and also a woman named Pauline. Due to his affair, Hadley divorced him.  After Pauline became pregnant, the two moved to Florida.

Hemingway’s experiences throughout his life, both in the war and in personal time, enhance his stories. Many of Hemingway’s short stories are semi-biographical. His personal experience of what he is writing about is one aspect that has lead to Hemingway becoming a highly regarded American author. Hemingway’s greatest accomplishment came in 1954 when he won the Nobel Prize.