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Ernest Hemingway

1899–1961 · United States

An American novelist and journalist whose early fiction uses spare dialogue, travel and omission to register war’s aftermath and unstable codes of masculinity.

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Life and context

A short timeline

1899
Born in United States.
1926
The Sun Also Rises published.
1961
End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

displacement
war injury
friendship
masculinity

Compressed dialogue, concrete action, strategic omission and emotionally charged repetition.

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Works by Ernest Hemingway

1 work in the Linden collection.

Fiction

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

Fiction · A2–B1 · 7 hr · Guide

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