Hemingwayesque

American  

[hem-ing-wey-esk] / ˌhɛm ɪŋ weɪˈɛsk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.

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Hemingwayesque British  

/ ˌhɛmɪŋˌweɪˈɛsk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like Ernest Hemingway or his literary style

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Etymology

Origin of Hemingwayesque

First recorded in 1940–45; Hemingway + -esque

Example Sentences

The closest thing we have to a prominent “Hemingwayesque” author today is Dave Eggers, who deployed that clipped-yet-redundant style in novels like “A Hologram for the King” and “The Circle.”

From Los Angeles Times

A Hemingwayesque writer reviews the riddle of his life as he lies dying in Africa.

From Los Angeles Times

For the Hemingwayesque director, there was none of that final-credit nonsense: “No animals were harmed in the making of this film.”

From The Guardian

It also, as a result, opened up Europe for the first time to Americans beyond the ranks of Jamesian travellers and Hemingwayesque expatriates.

From The New Yorker

Mr. O’Neill, who for many years cultivated a piratical image by wearing an eye patch and sporting a well-salted, Hemingwayesque beard, was not the principal inventor of the wet suit.

From Washington Post