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He introduced the Pamplona bull run to an international audience<ref>[http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/pamplona-bull-running-san-fermin.htm Pamplona bull run]</ref> and was also a fan of [[bullfighting]].
 
He introduced the Pamplona bull run to an international audience<ref>[http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spanish-festivals/pamplona-bull-running-san-fermin.htm Pamplona bull run]</ref> and was also a fan of [[bullfighting]].
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He won the [[Nobel Prize]] for literature in 1954.<ref>[http://www.lostgeneration.com/]</ref> In 1961 he committed [[suicide]], but was allowed a Roman Catholic burial, as it was ruled he was not fully responsible for his actions due to a mental decline in the last months of his life.<ref>[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hemingwa.htm]</ref>
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He won the [[Nobel Prize]] for literature in 1954.<ref>[http://www.lostgeneration.com/]</ref> In 1961 he committed [[suicide]], but was allowed a Roman Catholic burial, as it was ruled he was not fully responsible for his actions due to a mental decline in the last months of his life.<ref>[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hemingwa.htm]</ref><ref>It should be noted that in 1954, while in Africa, he received head injuries in plane crashes occurring on consecutive days; the second caused him to leak cerebral fluid.  After those, Hemingway (who was a borderline functional alcoholic) began to drink more heavily to suppress the severe physical pain from which he suffered.  Furthermore, in 1991 it was determined that Hemingway had a genetic disorder called hemochromatosis, which does not all the proper metabolism of iron, resulting in mental and physical deterioration (his father, along with a brother and sister, also committed suicide).</ref>
    
Hemingway influenced [[American]] literature profoundly.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/books/1999/hemingway/stories/nagel/]</ref> He helped popularize a style of writing that featured plain language, short sentences, and clean, sparse prose. His writing frequently focused on American expatriates living in [[Europe]] or [[Africa]]. Leading characters are often very masculine, somewhat alcoholic, and suffering from mental scars, but always in control of themselves. These characters are believed to be based on Hemingway himself.
 
Hemingway influenced [[American]] literature profoundly.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/books/1999/hemingway/stories/nagel/]</ref> He helped popularize a style of writing that featured plain language, short sentences, and clean, sparse prose. His writing frequently focused on American expatriates living in [[Europe]] or [[Africa]]. Leading characters are often very masculine, somewhat alcoholic, and suffering from mental scars, but always in control of themselves. These characters are believed to be based on Hemingway himself.
    
In 2011, 50 years after his death, it was revealed that Hemingway had been the subject of an [[FBI]] investigation, spurred by [[J. Edgar Hoover]]'s suspicions about Hemingway's activities in [[Cuba]].<ref>[http://vault.fbi.gov/Ernest%20Hemingway%20/Ernest%20Hemingway%20Part%201%20of%203/view FBI-Ernest Hemingway]</ref>
 
In 2011, 50 years after his death, it was revealed that Hemingway had been the subject of an [[FBI]] investigation, spurred by [[J. Edgar Hoover]]'s suspicions about Hemingway's activities in [[Cuba]].<ref>[http://vault.fbi.gov/Ernest%20Hemingway%20/Ernest%20Hemingway%20Part%201%20of%203/view FBI-Ernest Hemingway]</ref>
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Hemingway's home in [[Key West, Florida]] is a major tourist attraction in the city, well known for his litter of [[polydactyl cat]]s (six-toed cats), some of which are descendants of Hemingway's own cats (the term "Hemingway cat" is commonly used to describe all polydactyl cats due to the author's popularity).
    
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