Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist and short-story writer whose spare prose and recurring themes of war, loss, courage, and endurance shaped modern literature.

The Sun Also Rises: A 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway about expatriates in postwar Europe and the Lost Generation. Its disillusioned expatriates established Hemingway’s early reputation and gave lasting form to the Lost Generation.
Hemingway's style: A prose style associated with short declarative sentences, concrete detail, and restrained emotional expression. This style is the most recognizable feature of his fiction and journalism.
Gertrude Stein: An American writer and art collector who hosted a literary salon in Paris. Stein mentored Hemingway in Paris and introduced him to the phrase “Lost Generation.”
Oak Park, Illinois: A suburb west of Chicago where Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899. His Midwestern upbringing began here, before he left for journalism and war.
Modernism: A broad movement in the arts that sought new forms in response to modern life. Hemingway’s compressed narratives and understated voice became influential features of modernist prose.
A Farewell to Arms: A 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway about an American ambulance driver and a British nurse during World War I. Its restrained account of love and wartime loss draws on Hemingway’s experience in Italy.
Dialogue: Written or spoken conversation between characters in a literary work. Hemingway’s dialogue often conveys conflict through what characters avoid saying.
Ezra Pound: An American poet and critic who promoted modernist literature and edited other writers’ work. Pound encouraged Hemingway’s development as a writer and helped him refine his craft.
Kansas City Star: An American newspaper published in Kansas City, Missouri, where Hemingway worked as a reporter in 1917. The newspaper’s style rules encouraged concise, direct writing that Hemingway later praised.
Nobel Prize in Literature: An annual international award recognizing outstanding literary achievement. Hemingway received the 1954 prize for his mastery of narrative and influence on contemporary style.

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