Ernest Hemingway's Later Years

University student Matthew (Matt) Kafker enjoys reading both fiction and nonfiction. One of Matt Kafker's favorite novelists is Ernest Hemingway, a prolific writer who struggled with depression and illness.

Hemingway earned considerable recognition for his work, including the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, but his later years were a personal struggle. He continued hunting and fishing in exotic locales and survived multiple plane crashes. 

These and other injuries made him go to Cuba to convalesce. During this time, he wrote the well-known memoir of his time in Paris, A Moveable Feast.

Hemingway’s physical and mental health continued to deteriorate, however, even as he continued to write. He moved from Cuba to Idaho, where he would spend the rest of his life, though neither his physical nor mental health recovered completely. In 1961, Hemingway committed suicide, leaving behind a legacy as a legendary writer who faced great personal struggles.