Biography of a self-taught person – Ernest Hemingway

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[...] Biography of a self-taught person – Ernest Hemingway I. Birth and education Ernest Miller was born in 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, in Chicago's suburbs. His mother, Grace, is a singing teacher, whereas his father, Clarence, is a doctor. Grace Hemingway gave to his son the name of her very father, a hero of the American Civil War. Ernest has four sisters and a brother: their mother made them familiar with art since their childhood, but was not a very laxist. [...]

[...] He was rejected many times for military service, due to a defective eye and a poor eyesight, but he succeeded in entering World War I in the role of an ambulance driver. He was there injured on the Austro-Italian front at only 18 years old. Back at home, the young Ernest Miller renewed his efforts at writing. He became a reporter for Canadian and American newspapers, then was sent back to Europe to cover several main events. The American journalistic style will influence his writing, with its rigor and conciseness. III. [...]

[...] After he came back to his home, he travelled widely, notably to Africa. During his whole life, he tried to lead his career by his own means, to use literary work as a way to emerge victorious. Strength and self-confidence helped him to reach his goals. The wartime has had a fair importance in its writing, deeply marked with it. To survive indeed in such a world, and perhaps succeed, one must behave oneself with endurance and dignity, and no fear of adventure. [...]