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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> | + | 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> |
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| | 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. |
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| | 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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| | == See also == | | == See also == |