Ernest Hemingway

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He is one of the greatest American writers. Ernest was born in

He is one of the greatest American writers. Ernest was born in
Illinois in 1899 into the family of a doctor.

Ernest Hemingway is another outstanding person. He is one of the greatest American writers.

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In childhood Ernest went in for sport and was a great sportsman.

In childhood Ernest went in for sport and was a great sportsman.
He was also a very bright student at school.

He wrote poetry and prose for the school magazine.

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In 1914 World War I began, and Hemingway joined the Army. He

In 1914 World War I began, and Hemingway joined the Army. He
was sent to Italy and was badly wounded there.

Later he was awarded a silver medal by the Italian government. The war made a great influence on his future work.

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In 1920 Ernest returned to the United States and started working as

In 1920 Ernest returned to the United States and started working as
a foreign journalist in a newspaper.

But his dream was to write novels. He travelled a lot to get material for his work. In 1929 his first novel, A Farewell to Arms, was published.

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It made Hemingway famous. In this novel he protests against war. In

It made Hemingway famous. In this novel he protests against war. In
1936 Hemingway went to Spain and took part in the Civil War.

Later he wrote another novel called For Whom the Bell Tolls. It was devoted to the Americans who died in the war for Spain.

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During World War II Hemingway was a war journalist. In 1954 he

During World War II Hemingway was a war journalist. In 1954 he
was given the Nobel Prize for literature for his last novel The Old Man and the Sea which was called the best of his works. Ernest Hemingway died in 1961 by shooting himself in Cuba.
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