Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel Prize-winning American writer who touched the pinnacle of fame with his novel ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ which catapulted him to international glory. Over the course of his writing career, he published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works which greatly influenced later generation of writers. Many of his works were published posthumously and most of them are considered classics of American literature. Born as the first son to well-educated and well-respected parents in Illinois, he had a comfortable childhood during which he developed a keen interest in reading and writing. As a school student, he excelled in English and was a regular contributor to his school newspaper ‘Trapeze’ and the yearbook ‘Tabula.’ An athletic boy, he also took part in boxing, track and field, water polo, and football. He decided early on that he wanted a career in writing and started off as a journalist before becoming a writer of short stories and novels. He went on to serve in ‘World War I’ as an ambulance driver in the ‘Italian Army’ before returning to America and establishing himself as a distinguished fiction writer. In spite of his professional success as a writer, Hemingway’s personal life was a constant struggle with numerous broken marriages and bouts of depression. Deeply troubled by his personal sufferings, he committed suicide in 1961.