Ernest Hemingway
Love in 3rd century BC: It was a lot like now
Feb 05, 2013 02:02 EST
A plump, naughty looking winged baby with a bow and arrow: sounds like the illustration on a Valentine's Day card, right? Wrong: it's a two-thousand-year-old statue on show in New York.
Paris Ritz renovations uncover mystery masterpiece
Jan 24, 2013 12:03 EST
It is the art world's equivalent of finding a precious gold coin down the back of a sofa.
Paris Ritz renovations uncover mystery masterpiece
Jan 23, 2013 19:05 EST
It is the art world's equivalent of finding a precious gold coin down the back of a sofa.
Crisis threatens historic Harry's Bar in Venice
Dec 16, 2012 06:11 EST
One of Ernest Hemingway's favourite watering holes, the legendary Harry's Bar in Venice, is being forced to slash costs due to rising debts and a sharp drop in visitors.
Philip Roth content after putting pen down
Nov 20, 2012 14:42 EST
Philip Roth's surprise decision to lay down his pen after 31 books has left the acclaimed US novelist more relaxed, he says -- and even with time to tackle the newfangled complexities of the iPhone.
Hemingway cafe in Madrid wins reprieve
Aug 20, 2012 10:24 EDT
Madrid's iconic Cafe Gijon, whose past clients include Ernest Hemingway and Salvador Dali, has won a last-minute reprieve from near certain closure.
Paris Ritz regulars bid au revoir to 'Old Lady'
Aug 01, 2012 13:54 EDT
Well-heeled regulars at the Paris Ritz bid au revoir to a dear "Old Lady" on Wednesday as the historic luxury hotel shut for a two-year facelift aimed at matching tough new competition from Asia.
Pamplona bull run fiesta ends with candlelight ceremony
Jul 14, 2012 19:04 EDT
Thousands of revellers raised candles in the air and swayed back and forth as they sang a mournful song to mark the end on Saturday of Spain's most famous bull running festival in Pamplona.
Thirty-eight injured during Pamplona bull run fiesta
Jul 14, 2012 07:40 EDT
Thousands of daredevils fled bulls galloping through Pamplona's streets on Saturday in the final bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival, which resulted in four injuries due to falls.
Six hurt, including US tourist, in Pamplona bull run
Jul 12, 2012 07:04 EDT
Six people were hospitalised Thursday after running through the streets with charging bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival, including one visitor from the United States, authorities said.
Five injured in quick Pamplona bull run
Jul 10, 2012 12:24 EDT
Half-tonne fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on a break-neck bull run in Spain's San Fermin festival on Tuesday, injuring five men, officials said.
Straggling bull skewers runners in Pamplona
Jul 09, 2012 08:23 EDT
A straggling half-tonne fighting bull skewered two Britons and an American on Monday as it turned its horns on panicked runners in Spain's Pamplona bull run.
Spain's most famous fiesta hit by economic downturn
Jul 09, 2012 06:58 EDT
Spain's most famous fiesta, the San Fermin bull running festival in Pamplona, is taking a hit from the economic crisis as revellers cut corners to save money.
Spain's Pamplona bull-run fiesta kicks off
Jul 06, 2012 14:56 EDT
A red-and-white sea of revellers soaked each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square on Friday, kicking off Spain's most famous bull-running fiesta.
Hemingway haunt in Madrid threatened with closure
Jun 08, 2012 02:47 EDT
Once a haunt of the greats from Ernest Hemingway to Salvador Dali and Hollywood beauty Eva Gardner, Madrid's famous Cafe Gijon may be nearing the end of its 120-year history.
Philip Roth wins top Spanish literary award
Jun 06, 2012 06:57 EDT
US writer Philip Roth, whose works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "American Pastoral", has been awarded Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias literature award, organisers said Wednesday.
Price-fixing suit hits as eyes turn to e-books
Apr 11, 2012 16:38 EDT
E-books are the future of publishing, and the legal tangle launched Wednesday shows how high the stakes are in fledgling but fast-growing industry.
Garzon trial forces Spain to confront painful past
Feb 09, 2012 09:32 EST
MADRID (Reuters) - Sitting at a wooden table before the judges of Spain's Supreme Court, Maria Martin Lopez recalls the day a lifetime ago when fascists loyal to General Francisco Franco shot her mother.
Arab Spring and U.S. reforms make Cuba a tourist hotspot
Jan 24, 2012 13:31 EST
HAVANA (Reuters) - The Arab Spring, changes in U.S. policy and economic reforms at home are driving a tourist rush that is giving communist-run Cuba one of its best seasons ever and stretching its ability to accommodate demand.
Cuba and its patron saint await Pope Benedict
Jan 16, 2012 15:13 EST
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) - The Virgin of Charity of El Cobre is a gold-clothed, doll-like figurine which, according to Cuban legend, three fishermen found floating in a bay as Spain colonized the region with the sword and the cross.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Ernest Hemingway | |
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 Hemingway in 1939 | |
| Born | July 21, 1899 Oak Park, Illinois, United States |
| Died | July 2, 1961 (aged 61) Ketchum, Idaho, United States |
| Occupation | Author, Novelist, Journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | War, Romance |
| Literary movement | The Lost Generation |
| Notable award(s) | Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction – 1953 |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1921–1927) Pauline Pfeiffer (1927–1940) Martha Gellhorn (1940–1945) Mary Welsh Hemingway (1946–1961) |
| Children | Jack Hemingway (1923–2000) Patrick Hemingway (1928–) Gregory Hemingway (1931–2001) |
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