Following the end of the war, he worked as a journalist and moved to Paris where he lived next to his college friend and fellow journalist, Robert Cohn.

Unfortunately, while fighting at the frontline he suffered a major injury that left him unable to have sex and rendered him impotent. The novel’s primary voice and main character was Jake Barnes, an American veteran of the First World War. Set in Paris shortly after the end of the First World War, Hemingway’s debut novel charted the story of what would eventually be called the Lost Generation. Hemingway made another breakthrough in 1926 when his first novel, The Sun Also Rises was published. In 1925, he made his first big step toward a literary career with the publication of his first major book, In Our Time, a collection of stories. With the encouragement of fellow American writers living in Paris where Hemingway worked as a correspondent, Hemingway worked on his non-journalism writing. This unfortunate event would be the catalyst for yet another seminal change in his life as it paved the way for his renewed vigor in writing. He was, nonetheless, able to join the war as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross but found himself getting injured at the frontline. When the First World War broke out, he tried to enlist but was rejected due to an eye defect. He ditched a college education and a sheltered life to move to a different city and start working as a journalist.

After all, success is rarely immediate nor is it always straightforward. While Hemingway’s writing talents were already palpable when he was in high school, Hemingway’s path to a successful literary career, however, took the more scenic route. Apart from his writings, Hemingway was also renowned for his travels and his personal life he was among the most documented modern literary figure. In its citation, the Nobel Committee lauded him “for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style.” The Old Man and the Sea was certainly the pinnacle of his literary career as it also earned him the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works have earned him accolades across the world, among them the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature. His oeuvre is one of the most studied and includes notable classics such as Green Hills of Africa, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. The American writer has a reputation that precedes his name. A household name in the world of literature is Ernest Hemingway.

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