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Ernest Hemingway's Life in Weeks

A towering figure in American literature whose spare, understated prose style influenced countless writers. His works drew on his experiences as a war correspondent and adventurer.

1899–1961 American Author & Journalist 3,232 weeks (62 years)

Ernest Hemingway's 3,232 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,232
Total Weeks
22,624
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
62
Years

Key Milestones

Age 18 · Week ~936

Became a reporter for the Kansas City Star

Age 18 · Week ~936

Served as an ambulance driver in World War I and was wounded in Italy

Age 27 · Week ~1,404

Published The Sun Also Rises, establishing his literary reputation

Age 41 · Week ~2,132

Published For Whom the Bell Tolls

Age 53 · Week ~2,756

Published The Old Man and the Sea and won the Pulitzer Prize

Age 55 · Week ~2,860

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

Legacy

Wrote The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.

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