Author: Ernest HemingwayBooks: “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “A Farewell to Arms”Ernest Hemingway's early life experiences, from hunting and fishing trips, to the spent during the Spanish Civil War and World War I, shaped his writing style and heavily influenced his literary works. Hemingway's war experiences provided the basis for two novels; For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms. A trademark of Hemingway's novels is his short, choppy writing style, which, with its calculated repetition, allows readers to remember what has been said. Through his early life experiences as an ambulance driver and war reporter, Hemingway was able to understand the brutality of war and provide a basis for his novels. On July 21, 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born in the town of Oak Park, Illinois, just south of Chicago. His father, Clarence, was a doctor and his motivation...