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Ernest Hemingway, one of the most renowned and influential writers of the 20th century, was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899. His father was a family physician—much like Nick’s father in “Ten Indians,” a character detail revealed in other Nick Adams stories—and his mother was a musician. During summers, the family spent vacations at Walloon Lake near Petoskey, Michigan, a town referenced in “Ten Indians.” There, the young Hemingway learned to fish, hunt, and camp, experiences that instilled a lifelong love of adventure and the outdoors. These activities also feature in Hemingway’s works, including his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Old Man and the Sea (1952).
After high school, Hemingway worked for the Kansas City Star, whose guidelines emphasizing brevity and focus influenced his distinct Minimalist writing style. In 1918, Hemingway joined the Red Cross as an ambulance driver and was sent to Italy, where he was seriously injured. While he did not engage in active combat, war and its horrors feature in many of his works. His time in Italy and his experiences as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and World War II informed novels such as A Farewell to Arms (1929) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), as well as short stories including “Soldier’s Home” (1925) and “In Another Country” (1926).
By Ernest Hemingway
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Ernest Hemingway
Across the River and into the Trees
Across the River and into the Trees
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A Day's Wait
A Day's Wait
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
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A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast
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A Very Short Story
A Very Short Story
Ernest Hemingway
Big Two-Hearted River
Big Two-Hearted River
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Cat in the Rain
Cat in the Rain
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa
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Hills Like White Elephants
Hills Like White Elephants
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In Another Country
In Another Country
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Indian Camp
Indian Camp
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In Our Time
In Our Time
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Old Man at the Bridge
Old Man at the Bridge
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Soldier's Home
Soldier's Home
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Solider's Home
Solider's Home
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The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden
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The Killers
The Killers
Ernest Hemingway
The Nick Adams Stories
The Nick Adams Stories
Ernest Hemingway