Ernest Hemingway was an American writer and journalist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his novels such as The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway's writing style was characterized by economy and understatement, and he was known for his terse prose.