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A Clean Well-Lighted Place
A Clean Well-Lighted Place” was written in his early time, and is one of classical works of Hemingway’ style as well. It speaks about loneliness, which Hemingway considered to be principal tragedy of modern life. In this short story, Hemingway mostly used short and simple sentences. The theme of nothingness is a controversial and popular topic in modern literature.
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Hemingway’s master works
“The Sun Also Rises” 1926(Deep illusion of the whole generation after the WWI: the characters indulged themselves in depraved life to make themselves numb) “ Farewell to Arms”1928(a tragic story about war and love) “For Whom the Bell Tolls” 1940(Spanish civil war, also a story about war and love) “The Old Man and the Sea” 1952 (in 1954,Hemingway got the Nobel prize)
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Ernest Miller Hemingway July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961
◆ Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American writer and journalist. He was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris, and one of the veterans of World War I later known as "the Lost Generation." He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea, and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
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Hemingway’s contributions
Hemingway's distinctive writing style is characterized by economy and understatement, and had a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction writing. His protagonists are typically stoical men who exhibit an ideal described as "grace under pressure." Many of his works are now considered classics of American literature.