Ernest Hemingway Biography Ernesto "Ernie" Miller Hemingway, born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899, was an American writer who conquered the world with his concise prose and adventurous lifestyle. More than just a novelist, Hemingway was an inveterate globetrotter, a passionate hunter, an intrepid war correspondent, and an unrepentant drinker. **From war to the typewriter** His youth was marked by the First World War, where he served as an ambulance driver in Italy. This traumatic experience would leave a deep mark on his work, imbuing it with a melancholic tone and a disenchanted view of the world. After the war, Hemingway moved to Paris, where he immersed himself in the vibrant literary scene of the time, rubbing shoulders with figures such as Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ezra Pound. **The birth of a literary icon** In 1925, Hemingway published his first novel, **"Party"**, which portrayed the "Lo...