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(1899-1961) American writer. Ernest Hemingway is famous for "The Old Man and the Sea," the novel for which he received a Nobel Prize in Literature, but he also created other works, including: "In Our Time" (1925), "The Sun Also Rises" (1926), "A Farewell to Arms" (1929), "For Whom the Bell Tolls," along with other novels, short stories, articles, and more.
1 - The Rise and Fall of a Literary Friendship
In "Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald," Scott Donaldson draws from a career in the study of Hemingway and Fitzgerald to create a complete story of the friendship between the two men. Read on.
2 - 'Til Death Do Us Part: Falling Apart
F. Scott Fitzgerald died from a heart attack on December 21, 1940. However, many events intervened in the years since their first meeting to create a rift that caused them to be less friendly for some years before death finally seperated them.
American Writers in Paris
Paris has been an extraordinary destination for American writers, including: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Henry James, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, E. E. Cummings, and Cole Porter.
Books Where Great Writers Speak
If you've ever wanted to hear the voices of some of the greatest writers in literary history reading their works, these collections provide you with the opportunity you've been waiting for...
Ernest Hemingway Books
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a popular and controversial writer in his time. Here are a few related books.
Ernest Hemingway Quotes
Ernest Hemingway was a famous American novelist and short story writer, who was a significant influence in the 20th century. He was part of the Lost Generation of writers in Paris, and he was well acquainted with F. Scott Fitzgerald and other writers. Here are a few quotes.
Ernest Hemingway Works
Here's a list of the major works of Ernest Hemingway.
Ernest Hemingway
(1899-1961) American writer. Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. He was famous for his novels, short stories and essays, with works that include: "The Sun Also Rises" (1926), "A Farewell to Arms" (1929), "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1940) and "The Old Man and the Sea" (1952). Hemingway received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Read more about Ernest Hemingway's life and works.
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum
Arkansas State University has acquired and restored the barn studio in which Hemingway wrote "A Farewell to Arms." Lists museum events.
House in Cuba
See numerous photos of the interiors and exteriors of Hemingway's home in Cuba. Link to photos of his home in Key West.
How to Say "I Love You"
Literature is filled with unrequited love, affairs, romances, the process of finding love, courtship, and discovering there are ways to live on even when a love is lost.
Literary Cookbooks
Whether the characters are eating, drinking, or in other ways making merry, food is an important part of many novels, poems, and other literary works. Taste the flavors of books and literature as you read about favorite characters from literary masters. Read more about cooking and literature!
Literary Travel
If you're passionate about literature, you may wish to visit the sites where your favorite writers created literary classics. Visit the haunts of J.R.R. Tolkien; walk the streets of Dublin, the site for James Joyce's "Ulysses"; and discover the Paris that Ernest Hemingway, Henry James and others all wrote about. Explore the world of literary travel.
Museum at Key West, Florida
I visited this place a few years ago and found it to be the most unique literary tour I've ever been on. Don't visit this place if you are allergic to cats!
Nobel Prize in Literature - 1901 to present
By the terms of Alfred Bernhard Nobel's will (1896), the Nobel Prize for Literature is given to the person who has produced "the most distinguished work of an idealistic tendency" in the field of literature.
Pulitzer Prize Winners for Fiction
n 1904, Joseph Pulitzer made provision in his will for establishing the Pulitzer Prizes--to recognize excellence in writing. Since 1917, famous American writers like Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Pearl Buck, Thornton Wilder, Sinclair Lewis, and more.

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