Hemingway, Ernest

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1. A twentieth-century American author; one of the lost generation of Americans living in Paris during the 1920s. In such books as A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, he glorified heroic male exploits, such as bullfighting, boxing, and safari hunting. Hemingway is known for his simple, short sentences and his lively dialogue.

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Hemingway, Ernest

Lorian Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s author granddaughter and founder of the literary competition, said Bakalar’s story impressed the judges for its ability to combine universally human emotions about loss with a finessed gallows humor.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, is scheduled to bestow the award.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2019

Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s only surviving son, said in an interview from his home in Montana that when Scribner suggested the raw material be published, he agreed.

From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2012

Michael Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s great-grandson, was taking photographs nearby and rushed to my side.

From Washington Post

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