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Hemingway’s Eras

• THE PARIS YEARS: 1921-1929
• THE KEY WEST YEARS: 1930-1939
• WORLD WAR II: 1940-1945
• THE CUBAN YEARS: 1945-1962
• NOTES

After 1921 Ernest Hemingway never lived in an American urban center, never worked nine-to-five for an American employer, never, as far as is known, voted in an election. But he paid his U.S. taxes, was a loyal American in time of war, and always thought of himself as a native son. When one speaks of Hemingway’s “eras,” one must realize that there are no easy generalizations. Most American writers are formed during their first twenty years, spend their apprenticeship digesting their experience, and become associated with the period of their fame. For example, few of the successful 1920s novelists with whom Hemingway is associated managed to remain successful during the Great Depression of the...

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1. Introduction
2. Biography
3. Chronology Of Events In Ernest Hemingway’s Life
4. About Ernest Hemingway
5. Hemingway at Work
6. Hemingway’s Eras
7. Hemingway’s Works
8. Hemingway on Hemingway
9. Hemingway as Studied
10. Frequently Asked Questions About Ernest Hemingway
11. Bibliography
12. Copyright

1. Ernest Hemingway
2. American Literature