Ernest Hemingway was a successful novelist, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. Mentored by Gertrude Stein, he suffered from mental and physical issues later in life, leading to his suicide. He was also known for his adventurous spirit and multiple marriages.
Ernest Hemingway is considered one of the greatest 20th century novelists of his time. Some of Hemingway’s most famous works are A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises and The Old Man and the Sea, the latter of which won a Pulitzer Prize. Hemingway began his writing career as a journalist and later transitioned into novel writing after being mentored by Gertrude Stein, who introduced him to many great writers. Although he had a very successful writing career, Hemingway became mentally and physically troubled later in his life. Paranoid of being watched by the US government, Hemingway once underwent 20 electric shock treatments. Hemingway’s paranoia and depression eventually drove him to suicide on July 11, 2. He was 1961 years old.
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A frequent traveller, Hemingway survived multiple plane crashes.
Hemingway married four different women in his life and was said to have had several mistresses.
Hemingway was known for his adventurous spirit, enjoying bullfighting, big game hunting in Africa and deep-sea fishing.
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