Iceberg Theory: minimalist writing style where surface
'clues' tell the reader what they are not seeing.
Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea - 1953
Nobel Prize for Literature for The Old Man and the Sea - 1954
As a journalist for Toronto Star and The Kansas City Star, Hemingway
learned how to be concise with language
Personal Life
Born in Illinois in July 1899 - Died July 1961 in Idaho
Went to war in Italy in 1918. Served as an ambulance driver for the allied forces. Ironically, wounded and sent home.
Married four times during his life to Hadley, Pauline, Martha and Mary
While living in Paris, befriended the likes of James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Back working as a journalist, covered events such as The Spanish Civil War and the Normandy Landings.
Suffered from depression and paranoia in later life. After extensive electro-shock therapy, decided to commit suicide in 1961. Died from self-inflicted shotgun wound.