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Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century f ...

(1899–1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. His economical and understated style—which he termed the

iceberg theory The iceberg theory or theory of omission is a writing technique coined by American writer Ernest Hemingway. As a young journalist, Hemingway had to focus his newspaper reports on immediate events, with very little context or interpretation. When h ...

—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and he was awarded the

1954 Nobel Prize in Literature The 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded the American author Ernest Hemingway "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." ...

. He published seven novels, six short-story collections, and two nonfiction works. Three of his novels, four short-story collections, and three nonfiction works were published posthumously.

Works

Novels and novellas

Anthologies

* (1942) '' Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time'' edited, with introduction, by Hemingway, although he is not the primary author.

Story collections

* (1923) ''

Three Stories and Ten Poems ''Three Stories and Ten Poems'' is a collection of short stories and poems by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and ...

'' * (1924) '' In Our Time'' (Republished in 1925 with fourteen additional short stories) * (1927) '' Men Without Women'' * (1933) '' Winner Take Nothing'' * (1938) ''

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories ''The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories'' is an anthology of writings by Ernest Hemingway published by Scribner's on October 14, 1938. It contains Hemingway's only full-length play, ''The Fifth Column'', and 49 short stories. Many of ...

'' (This collection includes the ones in ''In Our Time'' and ''Men Without Women'' and ''Winner Take Nothing'') * (1947) ''

The Essential Hemingway ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' * (1961) '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories'' * (1969) ''

The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War ''The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War'' is a collection of works by Ernest Hemingway. It contains Hemingway's only full length play, ''The Fifth Column'', which was previously published along with the ''First Forty-Nine Sto ...

'' * (1972) ''

The Nick Adams Stories ''The Nick Adams Stories'' is a volume of short stories written by Ernest Hemingway published in 1972, a decade after the author's death. In the volume, all the stories featuring Nick Adams, published in various collections during Hemingway's li ...

'' * (1979) ''

88 Poems ''88 Poems'' is a book of the collected poetry of author Ernest Hemingway, published in 1979. It includes a number of poems published in magazines, the poems which appeared in Hemingway's first book, ''Three Stories and Ten Poems'', and 47 previo ...

'' * (1979) '' Complete Poems'' * (1984) ''

The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' * (1987) ''

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway ''The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigía Edition'', is a posthumous collection of Ernest Hemingway's (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) short fiction, published in 1987. It contains the classic '' First Forty-Nine Stories' ...

'' * (1995) '' The Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)'' * (1999) '' Hemingway on Writing'' * (2000) '' Hemingway on Fishing'' * (2003) '' Hemingway on Hunting'' * (2003) ''

Hemingway on War Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fic ...

'' * (2008) '' Hemingway on Paris''

Non-Fiction Titles

Letters

* (1981) '' Ernest Hemingway Selected Letters 1917–1961'' * (2011–) '' The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Ernest Hemingway'' ** (2011) ''The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 1, 1907–1922'' ** (2013) ''The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 2, 1923–1925'' ** (2015) ''The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 3, 1926–1929'' ** (2017) ''The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 4, 1929–1931'' ** (2020) ''The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 5, 1932–1934''

Play

* (1938) '' The Fifth Column'' (published in the story collection ''

'')

Adaptations

US/UK film adaptations

* (1932) '' A Farewell to Arms'' (with

Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, ...

, Helen Hayes) * (1943) ''

For Whom the Bell Tolls ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer attached to a Republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War. As a dynamiter, he is assigned ...

'' (with

, Ingrid Bergman) * (1944) ''

To Have and Have Not ''To Have and Have Not'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1937 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The book follows Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida. ''To Have and Have Not'' was Hemingway's second novel set in th ...

'' (with Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall) * (1946) ''

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'' (with Burt Lancaster) * (1947) ''

The Macomber Affair ''The Macomber Affair'' is a 1947 film directed by Zoltan Korda and distributed by United Artists. Set in British East Africa, its plot concerns a fatal love triangle involving a frustrated wife, a weak husband, and the professional hunter who co ...

'' (with Gregory Peck,

Joan Bennett Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...

) * (1950) '' The Breaking Point'' (with

John Garfield John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...

Patricia Neal Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal, January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two ...

) * (1950) '' Under My Skin'' (with

) * (1952) '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' (with Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward) * (1957) '' A Farewell to Arms'' (with

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Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...

) * (1957) ''

The Sun Also Rises ''The Sun Also Rises'' is a 1926 novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, his first, that portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the b ...

'' (with

Tyrone Power Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include ''Jesse James'', ' ...

Ava Gardner Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew critics' attention in 1946 with her perform ...

) * (1958) ''

The Old Man and the Sea ''The Old Man and the Sea'' is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cayo Blanco (Cuba), and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction written by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. O ...

'' (with

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

) * (1962) ''

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man ''Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'' is a 1962 American adventure film directed by Martin Ritt based on Ernest Hemingway's semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams, and featuring Richard Beymer as Adams. A.E. Hotchner wrote the screenpl ...

'' (with

Richard Beymer George Richard Beymer Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor, filmmaker and artist who played the roles of Tony in the film version of ''West Side Story'' (1961), Peter in ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959), and Ben Horne on the telev ...

) * (1964) ''

'' (with

Lee Marvin Lee Marvin (born Lamont Waltman Marvin Jr.; February 19, 1924August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and premature white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Alt ...

) * (1977) '' Islands in the Stream'' (with

George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director, and producer who had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his port ...

) * (2008) ''

The Garden of Eden In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden ( he, גַּן־עֵדֶן, ) or Garden of God (, and גַן־אֱלֹהִים ''gan-Elohim''), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, is the biblical paradise described in Genesis 2-3 and Ezekiel 28 an ...

'' (with

Mena Suvari Mena Alexandra Suvari (; born February 13, 1979) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer and model. After beginning her career as a model and guest-starring on several television shows, she made her film debut in the 1997 drama '' Now ...

, Jack Huston)

Television productions

* (1959) ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'' Playhouse 90 (with Jason Robards Jr.,

Maria Schell Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance ...

) * (1959) ''The Killers'' CBS Buick Electra Playhouse (with Ingemar Johansson,

Diane Baker Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer and educator who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959. Early life Baker was born in 1938 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California a ...

) * (1960) '' The Fifth Column'' CBS (with

Richard Burton Richard Burton (; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his baritone voice, Burton established himself as a formidable Shakespearean actor in the 1950s, and he gave a memorable pe ...

, Maximilian Schell) * (1960) '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' CBS (with

Robert Ryan Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 – July 11, 1973) was an American actor and activist. Known for his portrayals of hardened cops and ruthless villains, Ryan performed for over three decades. He was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

, Ann Todd) * (1960) ''

The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway published in his 1933 collection of short stories ''Winner Take Nothing''. The original title of the story was "Give Us a Prescription, Doctor". "The Gambler, the Nun, and ...

'' CBS (with

Richard Conte Nicholas Peter Conte (March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975), known professionally as Richard Conte, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from the 1940s through 1970s, including '' I'll Cry Tomorrow'', ''Ocean's 11'', and ''Th ...

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story'' (1951), and ''Interrupted Melody'' (1955), the first ...

) * (1960) '' After the Storm'' (not completed) * (1965) ''

'' BBC (with

John Ronane John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019) was a British actor. He appeared onstage in the West End, in movies in Hollywood and Europe, on television and radio. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in the original produ ...

Ann Bell Ann Forrest Bell (born 29 April 1938) is a British actress, best known for playing war internee Marion Jefferson in the BBC Second World War drama series '' Tenko'' (1981–84). She was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, the daughter of John Forrest ...

) * (1979) '' My Old Man'' (with

Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...

, Kristy McNichol) * (1984) ''The Sun Also Rises'' 20th Century Fox (with

Hart Bochner Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in films such as ''Breaking Away'' (1979), ''Terror Train'' (1980), '' Rich and Famous'' (1981), '' The Wild Life'' (1984), ...

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

) * (1990) ''

'' (with

Anthony Quinn Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental v ...

) * (2001) '' After the Storm'' with

Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor and producer who has worked in film and on television. He had supporting roles in the 1990s in such box office hits as ''Demolition Man'' (1993), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994), ...

In 1958, Hemingway also acquired the rights to

Frederick Russell Burnham Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teach ...

's memoir, ''Scouting on Two Continents'', to be produced for television by CBS with

, but Hemingway died before production.

Other film adaptations

* (1956) ''

'' (directed by Andrei Tarkovsky) * (1999) ''

'' (directed by Aleksandr Petrov)

References

Citations and references

Works cited

External links

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