Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, and one of the 20th century's most famous and celebrated authors. He was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, and began his writing career as a reporter for The Kansas City Star. Hemingway's economical and understated style had a significant influence on the development of 20th-century fiction writing.
Hemingway's adventurous lifestyle and public image brought him admiration from later generations. He produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. His writing is characterized by the use of simple, direct prose and the themes of masculinity, loss, and the nature of heroism. Notable works include 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' and 'The Sun Also Rises.'
'The Old Man and the Sea,' published in 1952, is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Telling the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, the novel was both a critical and commercial success. It is often seen as a testament to Hemingway's artistry and his powerful insight into the struggles of the human condition. The book played a key role in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.