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- The Cambridge Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
- The Cambridge Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Life
- Chapter 2 Contexts
- Chapter 3 Crafting a Style
- Chapter 4 Consolidating a Career
- Chapter 5 Men and Beasts
- Chapter 6 Men (and Women) at War
- Chapter 7 Last and Posthumous Works
- Chapter 8 Reception
- Works Cited
- Index
Chapter 1 - Life
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2025
Book contents
- The Cambridge Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
- The Cambridge Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Life
- Chapter 2 Contexts
- Chapter 3 Crafting a Style
- Chapter 4 Consolidating a Career
- Chapter 5 Men and Beasts
- Chapter 6 Men (and Women) at War
- Chapter 7 Last and Posthumous Works
- Chapter 8 Reception
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
The chapter provides an overview of Hemingway’s life from his birth in Oak Park, Illinois, to his death in Idaho. Key episodes include his experience, including his wounding, during the First World War, his emergence as a writer in Paris in the 1920s, his travels in Europe and Africa, including as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, and his receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature.
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- The Cambridge Introduction to Ernest Hemingway , pp. 3 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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