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Biography of Ernest Hemingwa Biography of Ernest Hemingwa Hemingway was born in 1899 and grew up with a love for the outdoors. His passion for adventure led him to obtain a position as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army during World War I. Injured during his duties, he fell in love with a Red Cross nurse during his hospitalization. After facing the nurse's rejection, Hemingway faced a rocky love life, eventually getting married four times. Hemingway's very personal life is reflected in the subject matter of his writing. Like other modern writers, there is a deliberate disappointment in his work and implying that life is a losing battle (a theme clearly articulated in his Pulitzer-winning novel The Old Man and the Sea). Hemingway's own preferences such as bullfighting and deep sea fishing influenced the setting and characters of his novels, gaining him a reputation for his "masculine" theme. His experiences in the war also found their way into his wor...