by Judy
Ann Davis
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| Hemmingway 's Home |
When anyone mentions novels such as A Farewell to Arms and For
Whom the Bell Tolls, you immediately think of Ernest Hemingway. Often
known as one of the great American 20th Century novelists, he was born on July 21, 1899, in Cicero (now
called Oak Park), Illinois.
Hemingway served in World War I and worked in journalism
before publishing his story collection, In Our Time.
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| Carriage House |
In 1953, he won Pultizer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea; and 1954, he was awarded the Nobel Prize
for Literature. The Sun Also Rises is
another of his well-known works.
Because he began as a writer of short stories, Hemingway developed
what he called the Iceberg Theory for writing where facts float above the water
and the supporting structure and symbolism operate out of sight. The theory
involves pruning language and is often referred to as the “theory of omission” allowing
the reader to draw his own images and conclusions about certain aspects of the
story.
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| Writing Room in Carriage House |
However, Hemingway’s life could best be described as one
full of drama, debts, and many mishaps, accidents and injuries. He traveled
widely and was married four times.
Sadly, he suffered from bouts of mental illness and paranoia.
He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.
When I visited the Florida Keys a few years ago, I was
able to tour his home where he lived and wrote during the 1930s. He has his own
writing area above the carriage house as you can see in the pictures. Enjoy!
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The very first novels I ever read were by Ernest Hemingway. I've been his adoring fan ever since.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to go to the Keys for the Hemingway experience. I wonder if more young people are reading THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA because of Denzel's character talking about it in the first The Equalizer movie? Loved the photos, Judy.
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