Ernest Hemingway was a journalist and author whose writing was sharp, spare, and precise.
He did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer in the 20th century.
Here's his story 👇👇👇
He did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer in the 20th century.
Here's his story 👇👇👇
He used a technique he coined called 'The Iceberg Theory.'
Here’s how it goes:
“The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing.”
Here’s how it goes:
“The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing.”
In other words, a mediocre writer will crowd the pages with unnecessary descriptors.
A great writer will know the subject so well that they write only the essentials (exposing the tip of the iceberg), while keeping the majority of their knowledge below the surface.
A great writer will know the subject so well that they write only the essentials (exposing the tip of the iceberg), while keeping the majority of their knowledge below the surface.
Hemingway published 7 novels, 6 short-story collections, and 2 nonfiction works.
His best work includes 'The Sun Also Rises,' 'The Old Man and the Sea,' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'
In 1929, his novel, 'A Farewell to Arms,' spent weeks at the top of best-seller lists.
His best work includes 'The Sun Also Rises,' 'The Old Man and the Sea,' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.'
In 1929, his novel, 'A Farewell to Arms,' spent weeks at the top of best-seller lists.
At just 30 years old, Hemingway was the most famous writer in the United States.
In October 1954, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of the art of narrative."
In October 1954, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of the art of narrative."
Despite his professional achievements, Hemingway led a turbulent private life.
After marrying his first wife Hadley, he had an affair with a reporter named Pauline. He married Pauline, divorced her, married Martha, divorced her, and finally married his fourth wife Mary.
After marrying his first wife Hadley, he had an affair with a reporter named Pauline. He married Pauline, divorced her, married Martha, divorced her, and finally married his fourth wife Mary.
He was never alone, but he was lonely.
“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. He grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates."
“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. He grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates."
Toward the end of his life, Hemingway was haunted by depression and suicidal thoughts.
He underwent electroshock therapy twice, but the treatment affected his memory, and his writing began to suffer immensely.
He underwent electroshock therapy twice, but the treatment affected his memory, and his writing began to suffer immensely.
Hemingway could not write more than a single sentence in the course of 4 hours.
In 1961, his life came to a tragic end when he shot himself with a shotgun.
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break, it kills."
In 1961, his life came to a tragic end when he shot himself with a shotgun.
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break, it kills."
Here's what we can learn from the vibrant, adventurous, and tragic life of one of the best writers of our time.
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