Hemingway, Ernest

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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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.

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

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Lorian Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s granddaughter, said Taylor displayed profound empathy in her story about a woman who lost her lover, a life reclaimed and the power of memory.

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

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John Hemingway, Ernest’s grandson, and Joe Distler, one of the greatest bull runners of all time, contributed chapters.

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