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Hemingway

American  
[hem-ing-way] / ˈhɛm ɪŋˌweɪ /

noun

  1. Ernest (Miller), 1899–1961, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and journalist: Nobel Prize 1954.


Hemingway British  
/ ˈhɛmɪŋˌweɪ /

noun

  1. Ernest. 1899–1961, US novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and The Old Man and the Sea (1952): Nobel prize for literature 1954

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I need to channel my inner Morgan Freeman, from the film “Se7en”: “Ernest Hemingway once wrote, ‘The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.’

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rhys said the boat is "part of Brooklyn history" and is the same class of boat that acclaimed author Ernest Hemingway previously owned.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I don’t think any of these criticisms of being feminine, insecure and anxious can be attributed to Ernest Hemingway, who was a great cat lover,” Vocelle says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

There are many extraordinary memoirs of the European avant-garde, but Hemingway brings a unique poetry to his account of the golden years between the wars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

"Mr Hemingway says a lot of things I don't understand," Matilda said to her.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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