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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the life and work of the legendary writer and his enduring influence on literature and culture.

Hemingway publica "El viejo y el mar", pero el deterioro de su estado mental lo supera.
In 1946, Hemingway married Mary Welsh, a Time and Life correspondent he met during WWII.
In the summer of 1953, Ernest and Mary survived two plane crashes while in Africa.
Corporate funding for HEMINGWAY was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and by ‘The Better Angels Society,’ and its members John & Leslie McQuown, the Elizabeth Ruth Wallace Living Trust, John & Catherine Debs, The Fullerton Family Charitable Trust, the Kissick Family Foundation, Gail M. Elden, Gilchrist & Amy Berg, Robert & Beverly Grappone, Mauree Jane & Mark Perry; and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.
Latest Episodes
Hemingway publica "El viejo y el mar", pero el deterioro de su estado mental lo supera.
Tras alcanzar la fama, Hemingway hace un reportaje sobre la Guerra Civil española.
Después de mudarse a París, Hemingway tiene éxito con su segunda novela, Adiós a las armas
Hemingway writes The Old Man and the Sea but is overcome by mental illness.
Hemingway, having achieved literary fame, goes to report on the Spanish Civil War.
Hemingway moves to Paris and finds success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.
Specials
A Q&A with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Joyce Carol Oates, Francine Prose and Edward Mendelson.
A Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Amanda Vaill, Howard Bryant and Paul Elie.
A Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Tobias Wolff, Abraham Verghese and Alan Price.
A virtual Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Mary Karr, Marc Dudley and Lisa Kennedy.
Q&A with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Cristina Garcia, Brin-Jonathan Butler and Ann Bocock.
A Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Lesley Blume, Patt Morrison and Rachel Kushner.
A Q&A with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, Terry Tempest Williams and Jenny Emery Davidson.
A Virtual Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Alex Vernon and Melinda Henneberger.
A Virtual Q&A event with Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Verna Kale, Tim O’Brien and Paris Schutz.
Extras
In 1946, Hemingway married Mary Welsh, a Time and Life correspondent he met during WWII.
In the summer of 1953, Ernest and Mary survived two plane crashes while in Africa.
Referring to himself as "Papa," Ernest Hemingway strived to be an expert on everything.
After a hurricane killed 259 veterans, Hemingway took aim at the Roosevelt administration.
Ernest Hemingway returned to Spain to report on the Spanish Civil War.
Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn reported alongside each other during the Spanish Civil War.
In 1939, Hemingway returned to Havana, Cuba and bought the Finca Vigía with Martha.
On Sept. 3, 1939, Ernest Hemingway told Pauline he was leaving her for Martha Gellhorn.
Senator John McCain discusses his hero Robert Jordan of "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick uncover the man behind the myth.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the writer and his enduring influence.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the writer and his enduring influence.
Hemingway's love of nature and writers' discipline were instilled in him from a young age.
During his time in Italy during WWI, Ernest Hemingway suffered life-threatening injuries.
Two years' worth of Hemingway's work was lost on a train from Paris when he was just 23.
Edna O'Brien reads a passage from Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Up in Michigan."
Hemingway was inspired to write "The Sun Also Rises" during his travels across Spain.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on why they chose to explore the complex and iconic writer.
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein on producing their latest documentary.