Ernest Hemingway: An Intelligent Man Must Get Drunk Sometimes
Ernest Hemingway is an American writer, journalist, war correspondent, one of the brightest representatives of the "lost generation". He survived two world wars and the Spanish Civil War. Hemingway has received two of the highest awards in the field of literature: Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes. He lived a life filled with happy and tragic events, which are reflected in his work.
From the article you'll learn:
- What Hemingway's childhood tragedy determined the rest of his life?
- Why did the humanist Hemingway love bullfighting?
- Which episodes from Hemingway's biography formed the basis for the works A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls?
- Why did Hemingway, an adamant opponent of war, consider participation in the World War II to be everyone's duty?
- Who is called the "lost generation"?
- And why are Hemingway's characters constantly drinking?
As Hemingway himself wrote, "Words are the only thing that remains for centuries." He left a tremendous legacy that you can begin or continue to learn about in our longread.
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