Ernest Hemingway: Life, Works, and Legacy of a Literary Icon

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899 and is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Hemingway is known for his concise and straightforward writing style, which he developed as a journalist. He wrote many famous novels, including 'The Old Man and the Sea', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', and 'A Farewell to Arms', and won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hemingway's work is often characterized by themes of war, love, death, and the human experience. He died in 1961.