Ernest Hemingway was a man whose writing could be summed up as minimalist and dynamic. Although at first glance his stories seem simple, in reality they are. He wrote sharp, deliberate dialogue with exact descriptions of places and things. Postmodernist icon, Hemingway breaks chronology in his stories and pushes towards the idea of multiple truths. In his story "In Another Country" he uses both of these postmodern techniques. By actually using fewer words than his contemporaries to deliver works that resonated more strongly with his audiences, Ernest Hemingway earned his place as one of the great postmodernists of the twentieth century. Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 to Dr. Clarence and Grace Hemingway and the second eldest of 6 children. Hemingway's childhood activities, such as hunting and sports, fostered interests that would blossom into literary achievements. In 1918, during World War I, Hemingway served as a Red Cross volunteer in Italy, driving an ambulance and working in a canteen. "After working in Italy for six weeks, he was seriously injured by shrapnel...
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