2006-12-10 07:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by marc 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In an article published in Time Magazine, November 1, 1926, under the title "Sad Young Man" a journalist gave a great answer to your question:
"His short work bit deeply into life. He said things naturally, calmly, tersely, accurately. He wrote only about things he had experienced, mostly outdoors, as a doctor's son in northern Michigan and as a self-possessed young tramp in Europe. Philosophically his implication was: "Life's great. Don't let it rattle you."
So, yes: he was a great writer not just because he knew how to put a sentence after the other, but because he had a lot to say.
2006-12-10 08:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A great writer. Read For Whom the Bell Tolls. The best love story ever, because it avoids sentimentality. Then read The Sun Also Rises.
2006-12-10 17:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by Christini 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was an excellent writer. Read THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. It is the most awesome story.
2006-12-10 16:00:02 · answer #3 · answered by queenmaeve172000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking style. I once tried to read a book of his.. and just could not get into it.
2006-12-10 15:59:31 · answer #4 · answered by arsenalthierry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it the same thing?
2006-12-10 16:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by willievanillie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋