1. Ernest Hemingway

2. Born 1899
Grew up in Michigan—plays into his stories
Known for “economy and understatement” in writing as well as “masculine” style.

3. Background of War Served in WWI Austria/Italy--injured
Fell in love with a Red Cross nurse
Returned and began to write more intently—war experience plays heavily into his writing
Moved to Paris
Lost Generation
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
In Our Time—Nick=him

4. Hemingway in Paris

5. Struggled with desire and hatred of the “spotlight”
Married 4 times, 3 children
4th wife died, left him widowed
Struggled with anxiety/depression
Committed suicide in 1961

6. In Our Time: Nick Adams Stories