Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist, renowned for his sparse and powerful writing style. Hemingway's experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I deeply influenced his work, as did his time as a journalist and expatriate in Paris during the 1920s. His novel "The Sun Also Rises" (1926) is a defining work of the Lost Generation. Other notable works include "A Farewell to Arms" (1929), "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1940), and "The Old Man and the Sea" (1952), which won the Pulitzer Prize. Hemingway's distinctive writing style, characterized by economy and understatement, had a significant impact on 20th-century fiction. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway's adventurous lifestyle and public image made him an emblem of the 20th-century American literature and culture.