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Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway is an account on his safari across the Serengeti
A Farewell to Arms was written in a simple, yet stark language and included profanity, just as a soldier would utter on a battleground. His publisher had it replaced with dashes but Hemingway painstakingly wrote out the rude words and presented a copy to James Joyce.
The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta) is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the fl…
In Our Time is Ernest Hemingway's first collection of short stories.
The most popular work of fiction by a writer regarded as one of history's best, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is the simple story of Santiago, a fisherman in Havana. Aged and a shadow of his former strong self, he finds himself helpless and in the care of young Manolin. But after eighty-four days of catching no fish, Santiago's luck turns. When the old man manages to hook a great …
Set in the backdrop of the Spanish War, For Whom the Bell Tolls is one of Ernest Hemingway's most notable war stories. The protagonist, Robert Jordan, an American war volunteer is given the task of aligning with a Spanish guerilla unit and blowing up a bridge. While executing his task, he falls in love with a woman called Maria and develops animosity toward the leader of the camp.