Abstract
<p>Ernest Hemingway was one the United States’ most famous authors of the twentieth century. Known primarily for his fiction, Hemingway was also a journalist and a political commentator. Although he was reluctant in his early years to share his political beliefs with a wide audience, as he grew older and the political events of the 1930s grew more ominous, Hemingway went to Spain to cover the Spanish Civil War as a journalist. Although he began with a more neutral approach to the fighting in Spain, as the war wore on, Hemingway openly became a strong supporter of the Republican cause. He then began to work as a political commentator for the magazine <em>Ken</em>, openly espousing an antifascist view, clearly breaking with his previously neutral approach to world affairs, continuing this position with the publication of his world-famous novel, <em>For Whom the Bell Tolls</em>. By the 1940s Hemingway was internationally known and his political beliefs were an integral part of who he was. </p>
Highlights
Ernest Hemingway was one the United States’ most famous authors of the twentieth century
After returning from Spain, Hemingway relocated to Cuba, living there until the early 1960s when he was forced to surrender his farm, Finca Vigia, to the revolutionary Cuban government of Fidel Castro
Other authors, including Adam Hochschild, Kenneth Lynn, Nicholas Reynolds, Jerome Tuccille, and Michael Reynolds have written about Hemingway in this period, but they have not discussed his writings about antifascism in the magazine Ken
Summary
Ernest Hemingway was one the United States’ most famous authors of the twentieth century. As he began to receive acclaim for his writing, and he became an international celebrity, he started his political involvement during the Spanish Civil War. That decade saw the end of his marriage to his second wife, Pauline, and the beginning of his relationship with Martha Gellhorn.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
