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Earnest Hemingway

Earnest Hemingway. By Daphne Ying. Profile. Date of Birth: 21 July, 1899 Birth Place: Oak Park, Illinois, USA Date of Death 2 July, 1961 Nickname: Papa. A writer A war hero A war correspondent An expatriate A lion hunter. A marlin fisherman A womanizer A drinker

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Earnest Hemingway

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  1. Earnest Hemingway By Daphne Ying

  2. Profile • Date of Birth: 21 July, 1899 • Birth Place: Oak Park, Illinois, USA • Date of Death 2 July, 1961 • Nickname: Papa

  3. A writer A war hero A war correspondent An expatriate A lion hunter A marlin fisherman A womanizer A drinker An overbearing ego A tragic figure What was Hemingway?

  4. Hemingway infant(Slides 3~12 from http://myweb.dal.ca/diepev/3220/Hemingway%20Sun.ppt#257,1,Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961)

  5. Toddler Hemingway

  6. Hemingway, 1905 • He discovered his lifelong love for hunting and fishing during his family trips to Michigan.

  7. His father was a doctor. His mother taught music. He was the second child. He had 4 sisters and 1 brother. Hemingway , 1906

  8. HemingwayRed Cross Uniform, about 1918 • From the fall of 1917 to the spring of 1918, he worked as a cub reporter for the Star. • In 1918, he volunteered in WWI as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross.

  9. Hemingway in Italy • He was wounded in both legs by mortar and machine-gun fire.

  10. Hemingway’s First Lover • He stayed in a hospital in Milan and fell in love with a nurse Agnes von Kurowsky. • 71/2 older • The experience led to “A Farewell to Arms.” (1929)

  11. The Sun Also Rises (1926) • An international success • Based on Hemingway’s own experiences • Chronicled a group of American expatriates living in Paris who travel to Pamplona, Spain for the San Fermin Festival

  12. Hemingway’s First Wife • Hadley Richardson Hemingway (1921-1927) • Wealthy • Moved to Paris • One son, Jack

  13. Hemingway, 1928 • I wished I had died before I ever loved anyone but her. －"A Moveable Feast“

  14. A Farewell to Arms (1929) • A WWI ambulance driver who is injured in action and falls for his nurse. • It has a tragic end, reflecting the Lost Generation’s post-war dienchantment.

  15. Hemingway’s Second Wife • Pauline Pfeiffer (1927~1940) • A close friend of both Hadley and Earnest • Two sons, Patrick and Gregory

  16. Second Wife 　「一個未婚女子忽然成了一個已婚婦女的臨時手帕交，於是搬來和他們夫婦住在一起，這時候，她便在不知不覺中天真而無情地一步步設法贏得別人的丈夫。這丈夫是個作家，成天忙著，很少有時間陪伴太太，有個朋友陪她總是好的。丈夫工作結束以後，他就發現身邊有兩個迷人的女子，一個是新鮮而陌生的。如果他活該倒楣，他就會同時愛上這兩個。」 　「起初是刺激、好玩，而且維持一段日子。所有的邪惡都是從純真中開始的就這樣，你開始說謊，又恨說謊，這就毀了你......」 （摘自《流動的饗宴》238頁）

  17. In 1933 • He fulfilled a lifelong dream when he and wife Pauline went on an African hunting safari. • The experience led to his best short story, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro.” (2002) Hemingway on safari in Kenya, Feb 1934

  18. Hemingway’s Third Wife • Martha Gellhorn (1940~1945) • A reporter he met in 1936 • Accompanied Hemingway to Spain as a correspondent in 1937 • Independent, had her own ideas

  19. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940) • A great success in a world falling into WWII. • The story focused on the Spanish Civil War and an American fighting for the country he has grown to love.

  20. Hemingway’s Fourth Wife • Mary Welsh (1946~1961) • A feature writer for TIME • They moved to Cuba. • They also constantly quarreled.

  21. The Old Man and the Sea (1952) • The publisher sent it back and claimed it was unpublishable. • But they did like the last part about an old Cuban man and his battle with a monster marlin. • Won Pulitzer Prize, 1952 • Won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954

  22. Hemingway’s Writing Style • Sparse • Subtle • Streamlined prose resonating with power

  23. Hemingway’s Fall • In 1954, while on safari in Africa, he and his wife had a plane crash. • The second plane crashed on take-off. • He lost kidney function and got high blood pressure. • The drug for high blood pressure had depression as a side effect. • He could not stand the shock treatments.

  24. Hemingway Life, 1961 • He put a gunshot to his head to commit suicide in 1961, 20 days before his birthday.

  25. Famous Quote • I've seen you, beauty, and you belong to me now, whoever you are waiting for and if I never see you again, I thought. You belong to me and all Paris belongs to me and I belong to this notebook and this pencil.   －－"A Moveable Feast“ • More quotes http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway

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