1.

Biography

2.	His writing style

3.

Work

3.1	For Whom the Bell Toll (Komu zvoní hrana)

3.2	The Old Man and the Sea (Stařec a moře)

4.	Literature

4.1

Genres

“He was born on 21st June 1898 at Oak Park. He was a famous American writer. He wrote prose – novels and short stories. He was a member of the Lost Generation. A group of disillusioned people who experienced war and were not able to start living normally anymore. They survived but their memories cause them pain and suffering.
Heningway spent some time in Paris and also in Spain (civil war, he was a ambulance driver), he loved bull – fighting, boxing and hunting – he visited Africa several times.
He went to Cuba where he spent the end of his life. He suffered from depressions and he commited suicide.

His writing style: he uses a special method of telling stories, so called iceberg method. He says only the plot itself, the rest is hidden and readers must read “between the lines” (a big part of the story is hidden).

Work: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea (Nobel Prize), Short Stories, The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta), Green Hills of Africa etc.

For Whom the Bell Toll (Komu zvoní hrana)
It is novel with authobiographical features (Spanish civil war)
Robert Jordan joins a group of guerrillas. He has a special work there – to blow up a bridge to make the enemies slower in thein invasion. He falls in love with one of the girl, Maria, he listens to stories of an old lady from the group who retells him about love and bull-fighting. Finally, they blow up the bridge but Robert is hurt seriously, his leg is broken so he cannot escape with the others. So he waits for the enemy with gun in his hand. The rest of his people escape."