Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American novelist and journalist whose distinctive writing style shaped modern literature. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 and is best known for novels like The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms, which drew from his experiences as a war correspondent and big-game hunter.
31 Books Recommended by Ernest Hemingway
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Anna Karenina
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Osho, Peter Thiel, Oprah Winfrey, Sam Altman, Chelsea Handler, Austen Allred, Bret Easton Ellis, Jen Wilkin, Jennifer Lawrence, Jordan Peterson, Laura R Walker
Crime and Punishment
10 people recommendedErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Brian Dean, Christopher Hitchens, Esther Perel, Jack Edwards, Jim Carrey, Jim Cramer, Jordan Peterson, Larry King, Pewdiepie
War and Peace
7 people recommendedrecommended 2xErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Osho, Christopher Hitchens, Jordan Peterson, Larry King, Mark Manson, Nelson Mandela
The Brothers Karamazov
5 people recommendedErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Osho, Hillary Clinton, Jordan Peterson, Russell Moore
Ulysses
4 people recommendedErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Christopher Hitchens, Debbie Millman, Neil Strauss
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Richard Branson, Daniel Pink, Walter Isaacson
Demons
3 people recommendedErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2 people recommendedErnest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Also recommended by: Jim Carrey
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Frank Mildmay
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Peter Simple
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Madame Bovary
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
L’Éducation Sentimentale
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Buddenbrooks
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Dubliners
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Tom Jones
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Joseph Andrews and Shamela
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Le Rouge et le Noir
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
La Chartreuse de Parme
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Open Boat and Other Stories
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Blue Hotel
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Hail and Farewell
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. III
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Best Short Stories
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Complete Works of Rudyard Kipling
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Essential Turgenev
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Far Away and Long Ago
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
Collected Stories Volume 1
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Portrait of a Lady
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The American
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
The Turn of the Screw
Ernest Hemingway recommended this book in the "Ernest Hemingway on Writing" book.
