Ernest Hemingway | |
| Born |
1899
|
|---|---|
| Died |
1961 (aged 62)
|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Modernist Literature, War Fiction |
| Nationality | American |
| Gender | Male |
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American novelist and short-story writer known for his terse and economical writing style. His works, including “The Old Man and the Sea” and “A Farewell to Arms,” often depicted themes of courage, adventure, and the human experience. Hemingway’s writing had a profound impact on 20th-century American literature.
Short Stories written by Ernest Hemingway
A Very Short Story 1925 - Nick sat against the wall of the church where they had dragged him to be clear of machine gun fire… ... Read more
Big Two-Hearted River, Part I 1925 - Maera lay still, his head on his arms, his face in the sand. He felt warm and sticky from the… ... Read more
Big Two-Hearted River, Part II 1925 - They hanged Sam Cardinella at six o'clock in the morning in the corridor of the county jail. The corridor was… ... Read more
Cat in the Rain 1925 - They whack-whacked the white horse on the legs and he kneed himself up. The picador twisted the stirrups straight and… ... Read more
Cross Country Snow 1925 - If it happened right down close in front of you, you could see Villalta snarl at the bull and curse… ... Read more
Hills Like White Elephants 1927 - The hills across the valley of the Ebro* were long and white. On this side there was no shade and… ... Read more
In Our Time 1925 - Chapter 1 Everybody was drunk. The whole battery was drunk going along the road in the dark. We were going… ... Read more
Indian Camp 1925 - Everybody was drunk. The whole battery was drunk going along the road in the dark. We were going to the… ... Read more
L’Envoi 1925 - The king was working in the garden. He seemed very glad to see me. We walked through the garden. "This… ... Read more
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott 1925 - The first matador got the horn through his sword hand and the crowd hooted him out. The second matador slipped,… ... Read more
My Old Man 1923 - Introduction I heard the drums coming down the street and then the fifes and the pipes and then they came… ... Read more
Out of Season 1923 - The crowd shouted all the time, and threw pieces of bread down into the bull ring, then cushions and leather… ... Read more
Soldier’s Home 1925 - While the bombardment was knocking the trench to pieces at Fossalta, he lay very flat and sweated and prayed, "Oh… ... Read more
The Battler 1925 - They shot the six cabinet ministers at half-past six in the morning against the wall of a hospital. There were… ... Read more
The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife 1925 - Minarets stuck up in the rain out of Adrianople across the mud flats. The carts were jammed for thirty miles… ... Read more
The End of Something 1925 - We were in a garden in Mons. Young Buckley came in with his patrol from across the river. The first… ... Read more
The Revolutionist 1925 - At two o'clock in the morning two Hungarians got into a cigar store at Fifteenth Street and Grand Avenue. Drevitts… ... Read more
The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1936 - THE MARVELLOUS THING IS THAT ITS painless," he said. "That's how you know when it starts." "Is it really?" "Absolutely.… ... Read more
The Three Day Blow 1925 - It was a frightfully hot day. We'd jammed an absolutely perfect barricade across the bridge. It was simply priceless. A… ... Read more
Up in Michigan 1923 - Jim Gilmore came to Hortons Bay from Canada. He bought the blacksmith shop from old man Horton. Jim was short… ... Read more
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