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About
American Modernist author of The Old Man and the Sea, known for his sparse writing style, his sporting lifestyle, and for being a part of The Lost Generation.
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Before Fame
He was very athletic in high school and participated in boxing, track and field, water polo, and football.
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Trivia Fact
Often wrote about his own experiences in war and travel, in a tough, succinct writing style that he called The Iceberg Theory, in which the majority of the meaning, like an iceberg in the water, is kept hidden.
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Family Life:
Married first wife Elizabeth Hadley Richardson in 1921, but left her for Pauline Pfeiffer.
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Associated With
He was both an admirer and drinking buddy of James Joyce's.
