USPS on 17 July 1989 honoured Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), the American novelist, short-story writer, journalist, and sportsman. He was the Nobel Prize-winning author of "The Sun Also Rises," "The Old Man and the Sea," "For Whom The Bell Tolls," and other great works. This .25 cent stamp shows Hemingway amid an African backdrop, perhaps alluding to his short story "The Snows of Kilmanjaro." USPS issued this first day cover from Key West, Florida (where Hemingway resided for a time), and it bears this cancellation mark.
Affectionately known as "Papa" to family and close friends, to the rest of the world he was known simply as Hemingway. Born on 21 July 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois, Hemingway came from a well-respected family in the Chicago suburb. His mother insisted he learn to play the cello, which he later credited as useful to his writing. His father taught him to hunt, fish, and camp, giving him a life-long interest in outdoor activities.
In school, Hemingway participated in several sports, including boxing, track and field, water polo, and football. He did well in his English classes and submitted work for the school newspaper. He also edited the paper and the yearbook.
Hemingway went on to work for The Kansas City Star for six months. Though his time there was short, he used the paper’s style guide for his future writing: “Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative.”
Hemingway's economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction and inspired a generation of writers. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.
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