16. Ernest Hemingway
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Why do you think that Ernest Hemingway has been considered by many to be one of America’s greatest authors?
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In May of 1953, the novel Old Man and the Sea written by Ernest Hemingway earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Peace Prize for literature. The novel, considered one of Hemingway’s greatest works, tells the story of a fisherman who has an epic struggle with a fish only to question if his purpose for the struggle is worth the effort.