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Ernest Hemingway : The Most Celebrated And Most Controversial Writers Of The 20th Century

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Ernest Miller Hemingway: 1899-1961 Ernest Miller Hemingway According to literary scholars was the “most celebrated and most controversial writers of the 20th century” (Nagel). Hemmingway changed the course of literature due to his easy, often brief and clear short stories, novels, plays and poetry unlike many other writers in his time. Hemingway was noted for his often adventurous lifestyle where he went to places such as Spain, Paris and Zimwambe safaris. However, Hemmingway was a tragic hero due to being unfaithful to many of the woman he was married with (Georgiannis) due to this, Hemmingway married a total of four times. This however, helped Hemingway incorporate real life people into famous characters in his books. Hemingway’s different traveling experiences and personal experiences influenced his famous and best works such as a Farwell To Arms and The Old Man and The Sea. Hemingway is also noted for being the most “widely known American writer of the first half of the 20th century” (Perkins &Young) And won two awards for his literature the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1953) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1954). Hemmingway’s short story’s and novels depict his adventurous life as a safari explorer and ambulance drive and often regretful life with the woman he married. . Ernest Miller Hemingway was born July 21st, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. In a upper-middle class household. His father was a doctor and his mother was an artist who gave up her passion to become

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