Publisher's Synopsis
Ernest Hemingway - The Writer and the Sea is a biography of Ernest Hemingway, an American novelist and journalist whose works are considered classics of American literature. Hemingway's literary achievements include the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, and his novella The Old Man and the Sea which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Although Hemingway found literary acclaim and success, his personal life was plagued with depression which ultimately led to his suicide in 1961. Ernest Hemingway - The Writer and the Sea is highly recommended for those interested in the history, life and legacy of Ernest Hemingway, a great American writer.