Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899-July 2, 1961) is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Best known for his novels and short stories, he was also an accomplished journalist and war correspondent. Hemingway's trademark pros style-simple and spare-influenced a generation of writers. His published works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, Death in the Afternoon, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Old Man and the Sea, A Moveable Feast. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1952 for The Old Man and the Sea and the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. Read More Read Less